Creating A Shopmill Program - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Operating Manual

Creating a ShopMill program

9.4 Creating a ShopMill program
9.4 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
Creating a new workpiece (Page 691)
Changing program settings (Page 293)
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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 any letters (except accented), digits or the un‐
derscore symbol (_). The "ShopMill" program type is selected.
The editor is opened and the "Program header" parameter screen is dis‐
played.
5. Select a work offset and enter the dimensions of the blank and the pa‐
rameters, which are effective over the complete program, e.g. dimension
units in mm or inch, tool axis, retraction plane, safety clearance and ma‐
chining 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.
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