Overview Of Display Modes - HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 User Manual

Overview of display modes

The control displays the following soft keys in the Program Run and
Test Run modes of operation:
View
Plan view
Projection in three planes
3-D view
Limitations during program run
A graphical representation of a running program is not
possible if the microprocessor of the TNC is already
occupied with complicated machining tasks or if large
areas are being machined. Example: Multipass milling
over the entire workpiece blank with a large tool. The TNC
interrupts the graphics and displays the text ERROR in the
graphics window. The machining process is continued,
however.
In the test run graphics, the TNC does not depict multi-axis
operations during machining. The error message Axis
cannot be shown appears in the graphics window in such
cases.
Plan view
This is the fastest of the graphic display modes.
If your machine has a mouse, the status bar shows the
depth of any location on the workpiece when you move
the mouse pointer over it.
U
Press the soft key for plan view
U Regarding depth display, remember: The deeper the
surface, the darker the shade
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Soft key
Test Run and Program Run