HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual page 24

Fundamentals | Control model, software and features
The control now supports spatial arcs, i.e. circles in 3 axes
vertical to the working plane, see "Circular path C around circle
center CC", page 293
Active kinematics is displayed in the 3D-ROT menu, see
"Activating manual tilting:", page 690
In operating modes Program run, single block and Program
run, full sequence the screen layout PROGRAM + SECTS can be
specified, see "Structuring programs", page 205
In operating modes Program Run Full Sequence, Program Run
Single Block and Positioning w/ Manual Data Input, the font
size can be set to the same size as the Programming operating
mode, see "Machine-specific user parameters", page 776
The functions in the Positioning w/ Manual Data Input mode
were expanded and adapted for improved operation, see
"Positioning with Manual Data Input", page 693
Active kinematics is displayed in the operating mode RETRACT,
see "Retraction after a power interruption", page 724
In the RETRACT operating mode, feed-rate limitation can be
deactivated with the CANCEL THE FEED RATE LIMITATION soft
key, see "Retraction after a power interruption", page 724
In the Test Run operating mode a tool usage file can also be
created without simulation, see "Tool usage test", page 254
In the Test Run operating mode you can hide the rapid traverse
movements with the FMAX PATHS soft key, see "3-D view in the
Test Run operating mode", page 704
In the Test Run operating mode you can reset the solid-model
view with the RESET THE VOLUME MODEL soft key, see "3-D
view in the Test Run operating mode", page 704
In the Test Run operating mode you can reset the tool paths
with the RESET TOOL PATHS soft key, see "3-D view in the Test
Run operating mode", page 704
In the Test Run operating mode the MEASURING soft key
displays the coordinates if you position the mouse on the
graphics, see "3-D view in the Test Run operating mode",
page 704
In the Test Run operating mode the STOP AT soft key simulates
up to a predefined block, see "Test Run up to a certain block ",
page 716
Active basic transformation is shown in the status display on the
POS tab, see "Positions and coordinates (POS tab)", page 98
The status display now also shows the path of the active main
program, see "Overview", page 96, see "General program
information (PGM tab)", page 97
In the status display the CYC tab now also shows T-Max and
TA-Max
Mid-program startup can now be continued, see "Entering the
program at any point: Mid-program startup", page 727
With functions NC/PLC Backup and NC/PLC Restore you can
save and restore single directories or the complete TNC drive,
see "Backup and restore", page 112
Touchscreens operation is supported, see "Operating the
Touchscreen", page 123
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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 620 | Conversational Programming User's Manual | 10/2017