HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 User Manual page 198

Import tool data
Using this function you can simply import tool data that you have
measured externally on a presetting device, for example. The file to be
imported must have the CSV format (comma separated value). The
CSV file format describes the structure of a text file for exchanging
simply structured data. Accordingly, the import file must have the
following structure:
Line 1:
In the first line you define the column names in which the data
defined in the subsequent lines is to be placed. The column names
are separated from each other by commas.
Other lines:
All the other lines contain the data that you wish to import into the
tool table. The order of the data must match the order of the column
names in Line 1. The data is separated by commas, decimal
numbers are to be defined with a decimal point.
Follow the steps outlined below for importing:
U Copy the tool table to be imported to the hard disk of the TNC in the
TNC:\systems\tooltab directory
U Start Extended Tool Management
U Select the IMPORT TOOL soft key in the Tool Management: The
TNC shows a pop-up window with the CSV files stored in the
TNC:\systems\tooltab directory
U
Use the arrow keys or mouse to select the file to be imported and
confirm with the ENT key: The TNC shows the content of the CSV
file in a pop-up window
U Start import procedure with START soft key.
The CSV file to be imported must be stored in the
TNC:\system\tooltab directory.
If you import the tool data of tools whose numbers are
in the pocket table, the TNC issues an error message.
You can then decide whether you want to skip this data
record or insert a new tool. The TNC inserts a new tool
into the first empty line of the tool table.
Make sure that the column designations are specified
correctly (see "Tool table: Standard tool data" on page
170).
You can import any tool data, the associated data record
does not have to contain all the columns (or data) of the
tool table.
The column names can be in any order, the data must
be defined in the corresponding order.
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