
B-63874EN/05 OPERATION 4.EDITING CYCLE MACHINING OPERATIONS
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NOTE
As figures are entered, they are drawn in the figure
entry window.
In the upper section of the window, symbols for
entered figures are displayed sequentially, starting
at the left. The ← or → cursor key can be used to
select an entered figure; the lines that correspond
to the selected figure will be displayed in yellow.
(4) Changing figure data
Place the cursor on the figure that contains the figure data you
want to change, and press [ALTER]. The figure data entry
window appears. In this window, place the cursor on the data
input item you want to change, and enter new data.
If you want to delete data, press the CAN and INPUT keys in the
stated sequence.
Pressing [OK] closes the figure data entry window. Press
[RECALC] to perform calculation for all entered figures, and
check drawn figures to see if the intended changes have been
made.
(5) Inserting new figures
After placing the cursor on the figure that precedes immediately
the place where your want to add a figure, select the figure to be
added from the soft key menu.
In the figure data entry window that appears for the new figure,
enter figure data necessary for the figure, and press [OK].
Press [RECALC] to perform calculation for all entered figures,
and check drawn figures to see if the intended additions have
been made.
(6) Deleting unnecessary figures
After placing the cursor on the figure you want to delete, press
[DELETE].
Press [RECALC] to perform calculation for all entered figures,
and check drawn figures to see if the intended deletions have
been made.
(7) Changing figures
If you want to change the type of an entered figure, delete it and
enter a new figure.
(8) Writing entered arbitrary figures to machining programs
After all necessary figures have been entered, they can be written
to machining programs.
There are two methods for writing figures to machining programs.
The first method writes directly to the currently selected
machining program. The second method writes to a newly
created subprogram.
After necessary data has been entered, pressing [CREATE]
displays a window for selecting one of the creation methods.