Creating Files Or Folders - Siemens SINUMERIK 808D Milling Programming And Operating Manual

Part programming

4.1 Creating files or folders

4.1 Creating files or folders
Creating a part program
To create a part program, follow these steps:
Creating a program directory
To create a program directory, follow these steps:
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1. Select the desired operating area.
2. Enter the folder for the new program to be created.
3. Press this vertical softkey.
4. Press this softkey to activate the window for creating a new program.
5. Enter the name of the new program. If you desire to create a main
program, it is unnecessary to enter the file extension ".MPF". If you desire
to create a subprogram, you must enter the file extension ".SPF". The
character length of a program name is limited to 24 English characters or
12 Chinese characters. It is recommended that you do not use any special
characters in the program name.
6. Press this softkey to confirm your entry, and the new part program editor
window opens subsequently. Enter the blocks in the window, which are
saved automatically. The new program is created successfully.
1. Select the desired operating area.
2. Enter a desired folder for the new directory to be created.
3. Press this vertical softkey.
4. Press this softkey to activate the window for creating a new program
directory.
5. Enter the name of the new directory and press this softkey to confirm.
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