Exporting A Program; Block Function Soft Keys - HEIDENHAIN POSITIP 880 User Manual

Exporting a Program

Example: Exporting a program from POSITIP 880
Setup the PC host terminal program to receive the
ASCII text data and to save the data to a file.
Press FILE OPERATIONS
Press MORE (twice)
Press EXPORT PROGRAM
If you are transferring programs from POSITP 880 to a PC, the PC
must be ready to receive the program before pressing EXPORT
PROGRAM.

Block Function Soft Keys

A block is a single step or a series of steps that make up a program.
Operating mode: PROGRAMMING
Press the BLOCK FUNCTIONS soft key.
Function
This feature will "explode" a program block
into several more detailed blocks. Applies to
hole patterns and REPEAT, ROTATE and
MIRROR blocks.
Change depth or offset for a range of blocks.
Delete a range of blocks from current program.
Copy a range of blocks within the current
program.
Move a range of blocks within the current
program.
Reverse order of blocks in a path and the
"from" and "to" points in each block.
Adjusts the end point of current block and start
point of the next block to the intersection point
of the two features.
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