The Tables operating mode

Application

In the Tables operating mode you can open various tables and edit them as necessary.

Description of function

If you select Add, the control displays the Quick selection new table and Open File workspaces.

In the Quick selection new table workspace you can create a new table and open some tables directly.

Quick selection workspaces

In the Open File workspace, you can open an existing table or create a new table.

The Open File workspace

Multiple tables can be open at the same time. The control displays each table in a separate workspace.

If a table is selected for program run or simulation, the control shows the status M or S on the tab of the application. The status of the active application is highlighted in color and for the remaining applications in gray.

You can open the Table, Form and Document workspaces in every application.

The Table workspace

The Form workspace for tables

You can select various functions by using the context menu (e.g., Copy).

Context menu

Buttons

In the Tables operating mode, the function bar contains the following buttons that can be used for any table:

Button

Meaning

Undo

The control undoes the last change.

Redo

The control restores the change that was undone.

GOTO record

The control opens the GOTO jump instruction window.

The control jumps to the row number you have defined.

Edit

If the toggle switch is active, you can edit the table.

Mark row

The control marks the currently selected row.

Depending on the selected table, the control provides the following additional buttons in the function bar:

Button

Meaning

Insert rows

The control opens the Insert rows window where you can insert one or more new rows.

If you enable the Append checkbox, the control will insert the rows after the last table row.

Reset row

The control resets all data contained in the row.

Delete rows

The control deletes the currently selected row.

Insert tool

The control opens the Insert tool window where you can define the following:

  • Type:
  • Tool types

  • Line number (Tool number?)
  • Number of rows
  • Index
  • Indexed tool

  • Append
  • Append rows at the end of the table

Tool management

Delete tool

The control deletes the tool selected in the tool management.

You cannot delete any tools that have been entered into the pocket table. The button is dimmed.

Tool management

Import

The control imports tool data.

Importing tool data

Inspect

The control inspects a tool.

Unload

The control unloads a tool.

Load

The controls loads a tool.

Activate the preset

The control activates the currently selected row of the preset table as preset.

Preset table *.pr

Lock record

The control locks the currently selected row of the preset table and thus protects the contents from changes.

Write-protection for table rows

 
Machine

Refer to your machine manual.

If necessary, the machine manufacturer adapts the buttons.

Editing the contents of tables

To edit the contents of a table:

  1. Select the desired table cell

  1. Enable Edit
  2. The control enables the values for editing.
 
Tip

To edit a table content, you can also double-tap or double-click the table cell. The control displays the Editing disabled. Enable? window. You can enable the values for editing or cancel the process.

 
Tip

If the Edit toggle switch is enabled, you can edit the contents both in the Table workspace and in the Form workspace.

Notes

  • Use the +, -, *, /, (, and ) keys for calculations in the numerical input fields.
  • The control enables you to transfer tables from previous controls to the TNC7 basic and to adapt them automatically, if needed.
  • When you open a table where columns are missing, for example in case of a tool table from a previous control, the control will display the Incomplete table layout window.
  • When you create a new table in the file manager, the table does not contain information on the required columns yet. When you open the table for the first time, the Incomplete table layout window will open in the Tables operating mode.

  • In the Incomplete table layout window, a selection menu allows you to select a table template. The control shows which table columns are added or removed, if applicable.

  • If you, for example, have processed tables in a text editor, the control offers the Update TAB / PGM function. Use this function to complete an incorrect table format.
  • Adapting files

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    Tip

    Edit tables only by using the table editor in the Tables operating mode to avoid errors (e.g., format errors).

Notes about machine parameters

  • Refer to your machine manual.

  • Using the optional machine parameter CfgTableCellCheck (no. 141300), the machine manufacturer can define rules for table columns. The machine parameter allows you to define columns as mandatory fields or reset them automatically to a default value. If this rule is not fulfilled, the control will display an information symbol.
  • The machine manufacturer uses the machine parameter CfgTableCellLock (no. 135600) to define in which cases individual table cells will be blocked or write-protected. On some machines, you cannot change the tool type once a tool has been inserted into the machine.