Basic information
Application
In the file management, the control displays drives, folders, and files. You can, for example, create or delete folders or files and can also connect drives.
The file management function encompasses the Files operating mode and the workspace as well as the Open File windows.
Related topics
- Data backup
- Connecting network drives
Description of function
Icons, buttons and shortcuts
The file management provides the following icons, buttons and shortcuts:
Icon, button or shortcut | Meaning |
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Back | |
Open or close History The control opens a selection menu with up to 20 previous paths since switch-on. | |
| Edit The control displays a navigation path as editable text. |
| Finish editing The control saves the changes to the path and calls the new path. |
Refresh | |
Favorite If you add a favorite, then the control displays this icon next to the file or the folder. | |
Eject Eject USB device | |
With end of file, the control indicates that the complete file is visible in the preview area. | |
The control only displays a part of the file in the preview area. | |
New folder | Create new folder |
New file | Create new file |
File functions | |
Mark CTRL + SPACE | The control marks the file and opens the action bar. Only in the Files operating mode |
| Undo |
| Redo |
Show as document | The control opens the file in the Document workspace. Only in the Files operating mode |
Open | The control opens the file in the appropriate operating mode or application. |
Select in Program Run | The control opens the file in the Program Run operating mode and selects the first NC block. Only in the Files operating mode |
Update TAB / PGM | Converting the format and content of files from the iTNC 530 Modify faulty files Only in the Files operating mode |
Mount network share |
If you swipe a file or folder to the right in the file management, the control displays the following file functions:
Icon | Meaning |
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Rename | |
Copy | |
Cut If you cut a file or a folder, then the control dims the icon of the file or the folder. | |
Delete | |
Activate write-protection If write-protection is active, then the control displays this icon next to the file or the folder. | |
Deactivate write-protection | |
Add favorite | |
Remove favorite |
You can also select some of these file functions from the context menu.
Areas of file management
- The Files operating mode
1 | Navigation path In the navigation path the control shows the position of the current folder in the folder structure. Use the individual elements of the navigation path to move to a higher folder level. You can edit the path or open a previous path from the History. |
2 | Title bar
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3 | Information area |
4 | Preview area In the preview area the control shows a preview of the selected file; for example, an excerpt from an NC program. |
5 | Content column In the content column the control shows all folders and files for selection using the navigation column. The control displays the following status for a file, if applicable:
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6 | Navigation column |
Full-text search in the title bar
Use the full-text search to look for any strings in the names or contents of files. Use the selection menu to choose whether the control searches the names or contents of the files.
Before a search, you first need to choose the path in which the control is to conduct the search. Based on the chosen path, the control only searches within the subordinate structure. In order to refine a search, you can search again within an existing search result.
You can use the * character as a placeholder. This placeholder can stand for any characters or even an entire word. You can also use the placeholder to search for specific file types (e.g., *.pdf).
Sorting in the title bar
You can sort folders and files in ascending or descending order according to the following criteria:
- Name
- Type
- Size
- Change date
If you sort by name or type, the control lists the files alphabetically.
Filters in the title bar
The control provides standard filters and a user-defined filter that can be used to filter by the desired file types.
Settings in the title bar
In the Settings window the control offers the following toggle switches:
- Show hidden files
When the toggle switch is active the control shows hidden files. Names of hidden files start with a dot.
- Show dependent files
When the toggle switch is active the control shows dependent files. Dependent files end with *.dep or *.t.csv.
Information area
In the information area the control shows the path of the file or folder.
Depending on which element is selected, the control displays the following additional information:
- Size
- Change date
- Creator
- Type
You can select the following functions in the information area:
- Activate and deactivate write-protection
- Add or remove favorites
Navigation column
The navigation column offers the following possibilities for navigation:
- Search Result
The control displays the results of the full-text search. If there was no search, or if nothing was found, then this area is empty.
- Favorite
The control displays all folders and files that you have marked as favorites.
- Last files
The control displays the 15 most recently opened files.
- Recycle bin
The control moves deleted folders and files to the recycle bin. You can use the context menu to restore these files or empty the recycle bin.
- Drives (e.g., TNC:)
The control displays internal and external drives (e.g., a USB device).
The control displays the occupied and total memory space under each drive.
Permitted characters
You can use the following characters for the names of drives, folders, and files:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ -
Only use characters that are shown here; otherwise problems might occur (for example, during data transmission).
The following characters have specific functions, and must therefore not be used in a name:
Character | Function | |
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. | Separates the file name from the file type | |
\ | / | Separates between drive, folder, and file in the path |
: | Separates the drive names |
Name
When you create a file, you first define its name. The file name is followed by the file name extension, consisting of a period and the file type.
Path
The maximum permitted path length is 255 characters. The path length consists of the drive characters, the folder name, and the file name, including the file name extension.
Absolute path
An absolute path specifies the exact position of a file. The path begins with the drive and then goes through the folder structure in sequence all the way to the file (e.g., TNC:\nc_prog\$mdi.h). If the file being called has been moved, then a new absolute path must be entered.
Relative path
A relative path specifies the position of a file in relation to the file that is calling it. The path goes through the folder structure in sequence all the way to the file, starting from the file that is calling it (e.g., demo\reset.H). If a file has been moved, then a new relative path must be entered.
File types
You can use uppercase or lowercase letters to define the file type.
HEIDENHAIN-specific file types
The control can open the following HEIDENHAIN-specific file types:
File type | Application |
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H | NC program written in HEIDENHAIN Klartext |
I | NC program with ISO commands |
HC | Contour definition in the smarT.NC format of the iTNC 530 |
HU | Main program in the smarT.NC format of the iTNC 530 |
D | Table with workpiece datums |
DEP | Automatically generated table with data that depend on the NC program (e.g., the tool usage file) |
P | Table for pallet-oriented machining |
PNT | Table with machining positions (e.g., for the machining of irregular point patterns) |
PR | |
TAB | Freely definable table (e.g., for protocol files or as WMAT and TMAT tables for automatic calculation of cutting data) |
TCH | |
T | |
TP | |
TNCDRW | Contour description as a 2D drawing |
M3D | Format for tool carriers or collision objects (#40 / #5-03-1), for example |
TNCBCK | |
EXP | Configuration file for saving and importing configurations of the control interface Configuring the control's user interface |
The control opens these file types with an internal application or with a HEROS tool.
Standardized file types
The control can open the following standardized file types:
File type | Application |
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CSV | |
XLSX (XLS) | File type for various spreadsheet programs (e.g., Microsoft Excel) |
STL | 3D model created with triangular facets (e.g., fixtures) |
DXF | 2D CAD files |
IGS/IGES STP/STEP | |
CHM | Help files in compiled or compressed format |
CFG | |
CFT | |
CFX | |
HTM/HTML | Text file with structured content of a website that can be opened in a browser (e.g., the integrated product aid) |
XML | Text file with hierarchically-structured data |
Document format that visually reproduces the original file identically, regardless of the source application | |
BAK | |
INI | Initialization file (e.g., can contain program settings) |
A | Format file (e.g., for defining the screen output format in connection with FN 16) |
TXT | Text file (e.g., for saving the results of measurement cycles in connection with FN 16) |
SVG | Picture format for vector graphics |
BMP GIF JPG/JPEG PNG | Picture formats for pixel graphics By default, the control uses the PNG format for screenshots |
OGG | Container file format for the OGA, OGV, and OGX media types |
ZIP | Container file format that collects multiple compressed files. |
The control opens some of these file types with the HEROS tools.
Opening files with additional software
Creating or changing a user-defined filter
To create or edit a user-defined filter in file management:
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The user-defined filter will remain active only until you shut down the control.
Notes
- The control has 21 GB of disk space. The maximum size of any file is limited to 2 GB.
- When you open an NC program, the control requires free disk space that is three times the file size of the NC program.
- 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.
- The names of tables and table columns must start with a letter and must not contain an arithmetic operator (e.g., +). These characters can cause problems when inputting or reading data in conjunction with SQL commands.
- If the cursor is within the content column, you can start inputting through the keyboard. The control opens a separate input field and automatically searches for the entered string. If it finds a file or folder with that string, then the control moves the cursor to it.
- If you exit an NC program by pressing the END BLK key, the control opens the Add tab. The cursor is on the NC program that was just closed.
If you press the END BLK key again, the control opens the NC program again with the cursor on the last selected line. With large files, this behavior can cause a delay.
If you press the ENT key, the control always opens an NC program with the cursor on line 0.
- The control creates dependency files with the *.dep extension for the tool-usage file (e.g., in order to perform a tool usage test).
- In the machine parameter createBackup (no. 105401) the machine manufacturer defines whether the control creates a backup file when saving an NC program. Please note that these backup files will take up disk space.
- Even if the inch unit of measure is active in the control or NC program, the control will interpret dimensions of 3D files in mm.
Hints about copied files
- If you copy a file and then paste it to the same folder, the control adds the suffix _1 to the file name. The control increments the number sequentially for each consecutive copy.
- If you paste a file to another folder and that folder contains a file with the same name, the control opens the Insert file window. The control displays the path of the two files and provides the following options:
- Replace existing file
- Skip copied file
- Add suffix to file name
You can also apply the selected option to all such cases.