Creating A Shopmill Program - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operating Manual

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Creating a ShopMill program

7.4 Creating a ShopMill program
7.4
Creating a ShopMill program
Create a separate program for each new workpiece that you would like to produce. The
program contains the individual machining steps that must be performed to produce the
workpiece.
If you create a new program, a program header and program end are automatically
generated.
ShopMill programs can be created in a new workpiece or under the folder "Part programs".
Procedure
Filling-out the program header
See also
Changing program settings (Page 237)
Creating a new workpiece (Page 504)
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1.
Select the "Program Manager" operating area.
2.
Select the desired storage location and position the cursor on the
folder "Part programs" or under the folder "Workpieces" on the
workpiece for which you wish to create a program.
3.
Press the "New" and "ShopMill" softkeys.
The "New machining step programming" window opens.
4.
Enter the required name and press the "OK" softkey.
The name can contain up to 28 characters (name + dot + 3-character
extension). You can use all letters (except accented characters), digits
and underscores (_). The "ShopMill" program type is selected.
The editor is opened and the "Program header" parameter screen is
displayed.
5.
Select a work offset and enter the dimensions of the blank and the
parameters, which are effective over the complete program, e.g.
dimension units in mm or inch, tool axis, retraction plane, safety
clearance and machining direction.
6.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
The work plan is displayed. Program header and end of program are
created as program blocks.
The end of program is automatically defined.
Operating Manual, 03/2010, 6FC5398-7CP20-1BA0
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