Programming and Operating Manual (Milling)
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Recompile
When the program edited in the contour editor is opened in the program editor, if you position the
editor cursor in a command line of the contour program and then press this softkey, the main
screen of the contour editor opens and you can recompile the existing contour.
Note
When recompiling, only the contour elements that were generated in the contour editor are created again. Any changes you
made directly in the program text are lost; however, you can subsequently insert and edit user-deinfed texts, which will not
be lost.
A.14.2
Defining a start point
When entering a contour, begin at a position which you already know and enter it as the starting point.
Operating sequence
1.
Select the desired operating area.
2.
Enter the desired program folder.
3.
Select a program file, and press this key to open it in the program editor.
4.
Press this softkey to open the contour editor window.
5.
Use the cursor keys on the PPU to switch between different input fields.
6.
Press this softkey or the following key to toggle between the selections.
Enter the desired values as required.
You can also define a pole for contour programming in polar coordinates by pressing the following
softkey:
The pole can also be defined or redefined at a later time. The programming of the polar coordinates
always refers to the pole that was defined last.
7.
Save the settings for the start point.
Pressing this softkey cancels the settings and exits the contour editor.
