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4.2 Vertical softkey bar 1 and 2
Display area Description
The VSK 1.1 "Select tool" opens the tool manage-
ment area (tool list) of ShopTurn in the operating
area "Parameter".
Here you can select an existing tool or create a new
one. By pressing the VSK 1.1 "To program" you can
insert the selected tool data into the G code pro-
gram.
By pressing the VSK 1.3 "Search" you can search
for any text in the current program.
A search window opens where you can enter a
search string.
You can continue searching afterwards (see section
4.3).
By pressing the VSK 1.4 "Mark" you can mark one to
several program blocks in order to copy or cut
(delete) them.
By pressing the VSK 1.5 "Copy" you can copy one to
several program blocks to the internal memory of the
control, to paste them to a different location in the
active program or to another program.
By pressing the VSK 1.6 "Paste" copied program
code can be inserted anywhere into the active pro-
gram, or into another program on a different location.
The pasted program code will be inserted under the
program block marked with the orange selection cur-
sor in the work plan. You can paste the code to the
active program, as well as to another program on the
NC, local drive or USB-drive.
By pressing the VSK 1.7 "Cut", you can cut out one
to several program blocks, to paste them later some-
where in a program or to delete them (see VSK 1.6
"Paste").
By pressing the VSK 1.8 "Extend" the extended ver-
tical softkey bar 2, with the following functions, will
be displayed.
By pressing the VSK 2.3 "Renumbering" you can
assign new numbers for every program step in the
editor window. Select the first block number to start
and then the increment (see section 4.4).
By pressing the VSK 2.6 "Settings" you can change
the setting for the program editor (see section 4.5).
By pressing the VSK 2.7 "Exit" you close the editor
with the active program.
By pressing the VSK 2.8 "Back" you switch back to
the vertical softkey bar 1.
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