Opening A Dxf File; Working With The Dxf Converter - HEIDENHAIN TNC 620 User Manual

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Opening a DXF file

Select the Programming mode of operation

Call the file manager

In order to see the soft-key menu for selecting the

file type to be displayed, press the SELECT TYPE

In order to show all DXF files, press the SHOW

DXF soft key

Select the directory in which the DXF file is saved

Select the desired DXF file, and load it with the

ENT key. The TNC starts the DXF converter and

shows the contents of the DXF file on the screen.

The TNC shows the layers in the left window, and

the drawing in the right window

You cannot use the DXF converter without a

mouse. All operating modes and functions as well

as contours and machining positions can only be

selected with the mouse.

The DXF converter runs as a separate application on the third

desktop of the TNC. This enables you to use the screen switchover

key to switch between the machine operating modes, the

programming modes and the DXF converter as desired. This

is especially useful if you want to insert contours or machining

positions in a plain-language program by copying through the

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Processing DXF Files (Software Option)