Editing A Converted Program - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

11.2.10.2

Editing a converted program

Precondition
You have used the "Automatic block formation" softkey to convert a program into a structured
program.
Procedure
Opening and closing blocks
Creating additional blocks manually in two planes
Creating a block of the first plane with a higher-level block
Turning
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1. Open a converted program.
2. Press the ">>" and "View" softkeys.
3. Press the "Open blocks" softkey.
All blocks on the first level are opened.
To open the blocks on the second level, press the "Open blocks" softkey
again.
4. Press the "Close blocks" softkey.
Opened blocks on the second level are closed.
To close the blocks on the first level, press the "Close blocks" softkey
again.
Note: If all blocks on the second level are closed, the blocks on the first
level are closed the first time the softkey is pressed.
2. Mark the program records that you want to block subsequently to form a
block and press the "Form block" softkey.
3. Enter a designation for the block in the "Form new block" window, assign
the spindle, if required, select the additional run-in code and the automatic
retraction, and press the "Accept" softkey.
4. If you want to group additional program records within the block to form
a block, expand the block, e.g. with the "Expand blocks" softkey.
5. Mark the required program records within the block and press the "Form
block" softkey.
6. Enter the required data in the "Form new block" window and press the
"Accept" softkey.
Note:
If a spindle has already been assigned to the outer block, you can no
longer assign any spindle to the inner block and vice versa.
Multi-channel machining
11.2 Multi-channel support
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