Programming A Contour; Defining A Start Point; A.14.1 Programming A Contour - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Programming And Operating Manual

A.14.1

Programming a contour

Operating sequence
Recompile
Note
When recompiling, only the contour elements that were generated in the contour editor are created again. Any changes you
made directly in the program text are lost; however, you can subsequently insert and edit user-deinfed texts, which will not
be lost.
A.14.2

Defining a start point

When entering a contour, begin at a position which you already know and enter it as the starting point.
Operating sequence
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1. Select the desired operating area.
2. Select this softkey.
3. Select a program with the cursor keys.
4. Press this key to open the program.
5. Press this softkey to open the contour editor.
You can find a guide to defining the start point in Section "Defining a start point (Page 219)".
When the program edited in the contour editor is opened in the program editor, if you position the
editor cursor in a command line of the contour program and then press this softkey, the main
screen of the contour editor opens and you can recompile the existing contour.
1. Select the desired operating area.
2. Enter the desired program folder.
3. Select a program file, and press this key to open it in the program editor.
4. Press this softkey to open the contour editor window.
5. Use the cursor keys on the PPU to switch between different input fields.
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