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Fundamentals | Control model, software and features
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New function Global Program Settings (option 44), see "Global
Program Settings (option 44)", page 497
The new Batch Process Manager function enables you to
plan production orders,
Manager", page 615
New FUNCTION PROG PATH function for taking the entire
tool radius into account in 3-D radius compensation, see
"Interpretation of the programmed path"
New FACING HEAD POS function for working with facing slides,
see "Using a facing slide", page 656
Touchscreen operation is supported, see "Operating the
Touchscreen", page 127
When an application is active on the third or fourth desktop, the
operating mode keys are also effective with touch operation,
see "Save elements and switch to the NC program", page 137
Using DRS it is now possible to define a cutter radius oversize
for a turning tool, see "Tool compensation in the program",
page 637, see "Tool data", page 638
The AFC function (option 45) can now also be used in turning
mode, see "Cutting force monitoring with the AFC function",
page 660
The M138 function is now also effective in turning mode.
CONTOUR DEF can now also be programmed in ISO format see
"Functions for contour and point machining menu", page 481
The PLANE functions can now also be programmed in ISO
format with FMAX and FAUTO, see "Specifying the positioning
behavior of the PLANE function", page 572
New tool-oriented pallet machining function, see "Tool-oriented
machining", page 610
New pallet preset management, see "Pallet preset
management", page 609
If a pallet table is selected in a Program Run operating mode,
the Tooling list and T usage order are calculated for the
entire pallet table, see "Tool management (option number 93)",
page 266
New FUNCTION COUNT function for controlling a counter, see
"Defining a counter", page 531
New FUNCTION LIFTOFF function for retracting the tool from
the contour upon an NC stop, see "Lift off tool at NC stop:
FUNCTION LIFTOFF", page 548
Dynamic Collision Monitoring (DCM) is now also available in the
Test Run operating mode, see "Collision monitoring in the Test
Run operating mode", page 487
You can also open the tool-carrier files in the file management,
see "Tool carrier management", page 492
With the ADAPT NC PGM / TABLE function, you can also import
and modify freely definable tables, see "Importing tool tables",
page 248
The machine tool builder can define update rules that make it
possible, for example, to automatically remove umlauts from
tables and NC programs when importing a table, see "Importing
tool tables", page 248
HEIDENHAIN | TNC 640 | ISO Programming User's Manual | 10/2017
Further information: "Batch Process
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