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4 Fundamentals, File Management................................................................................................141
4.1 Fundamentals..................................................................................................................................... 142
Position encoders and reference marks.............................................................................................. 142
Reference systems.............................................................................................................................. 143
Designation of the axes on milling machines......................................................................................154
Polar coordinates..................................................................................................................................154
Absolute and incremental workpiece positions...................................................................................155
Selecting the preset.............................................................................................................................156
4.2 Creating and writing programs........................................................................................................ 157
Structure of an NC program in ISO format......................................................................................... 157
Defining the blank: G30/G31............................................................................................................... 158
Creating a new NC program................................................................................................................161
Programming tool movements in DIN/ISO.......................................................................................... 162
Actual position capture.........................................................................................................................164
Editing an NC program........................................................................................................................ 165
The control's search function.............................................................................................................. 169
4.3 File management: Basics.................................................................................................................. 171
Files...................................................................................................................................................... 171
Displaying externally generated files on the control............................................................................173
Data backup..........................................................................................................................................173
4.4 Working with the file manager........................................................................................................ 174
Directories............................................................................................................................................ 174
Paths.....................................................................................................................................................174
Overview: Functions of the file manager............................................................................................ 175
Calling the file manager....................................................................................................................... 176
Selecting drives, directories and files.................................................................................................. 177
Creating a new directory..................................................................................................................... 179
Creating new file..................................................................................................................................179
Copying a single file.............................................................................................................................179
Copying files into another directory.....................................................................................................180
Copying a table.................................................................................................................................... 181
Copying a directory.............................................................................................................................. 182
Choosing one of the last files selected...............................................................................................182
Deleting a file.......................................................................................................................................182
Deleting a directory..............................................................................................................................183
Tagging files......................................................................................................................................... 184
Renaming a file.................................................................................................................................... 185
Sorting files.......................................................................................................................................... 185
Additional functions..............................................................................................................................186
Additional tools for management of external file types.......................................................................187
Additional tools for ITCs.......................................................................................................................195
Data transfer to or from an external data carrier.................................................................................197
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HEIDENHAIN | TNC 640 | ISO Programming User's Manual | 10/2017
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