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

Managing programs
12.4 Creating a directory / program / job list / program list
12.4.4

Creating a new ShopMill program

In the part program and workpiece directories, you can create ShopMill programs and then
subsequently generate the machining steps for them.
Procedure
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6. Enter the desired program name and press the "OK" softkey.
Program names can be a maximum of 24 characters long.
You can use all letters (with the exception of special characters,
language-specific special characters, Asian or Cyrillic characters),
numbers and underscores (_).
1. Select the "Program manager" operating area.
2. Select the desired storage location and position the cursor on the folder
in which you would like to store the program.
3. Press the "New" softkey.
4. Press the "ShopMill" softkey.
The "New Step Sequence Program" window opens.
The "ShopMill" type is specified.
5. Enter the desired program name and press the "OK" softkey.
Program names can be a maximum of 24 characters long.
You can use all letters (with the exception of special characters,
language-specific special characters, Asian or Cyrillic characters),
numbers and underscores (_).
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