Freely Editing An Nc Program - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

Programming aids | Freely editing an NC program
6.5

Freely editing an NC program

Certain syntax elements, such as LN blocks, cannot be entered
directly in the NC editor by using the available keys and soft keys.
To prevent the use of an external text editor, the control offers the
following possibilities:
Free syntax input using the control's integrated text editor
Free syntax input using the ? key in the NC editor
Free syntax input using the control's integrated text editor
To add syntax to an existing NC program:
Press the PGM MGT key
The control opens the file manager.
Press the MORE FUNCTIONS soft key
Press the SELECT EDITOR soft key
The control opens a selection window.
Select the TEXT EDITOR option
Confirm your selection with OK
Add the desired syntax
The control does not check the syntax in the text editor.
Check your entries in the NC editor when you are finished.
Free syntax input using the ? key in the NC editor
To use this function you will need a alphabetic keyboard
connected via USB.
To add syntax to an existing, open NC program:
Enter ?
The control opens a new NC block.
Add the desired syntax
Confirm your entry with END
After confirmation, the control checks the syntax. Errors
will result in ERROR blocks.
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