Lenze PLC Designer PLC-Designer (R2-x) SoftMotion - Manual (Page 75)

DMS 5.2 EN 03/2011 TD17
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CNC editor
Starting the CNC editor, inserting and managing CNC programs
4.2.12 Split Object
Select a path object (the object will turn red) to specify a split position (0 start, 1 end) in that
object. The object will then be split at the specified position to form two path objects.
Example: Travel command N10 is split with a split position of 0.5:
4.2.13 Read CNC Program from File
Select this menu item to load a CNC program stored in an ASCII file. You can select the
required TXT file in the standard dialog for opening a file. Enter the name of a program in
the next dialog.
4.2.14 Write CNC Program to File
Select this menu item to write the current CNC program to an ASCII file of your choosing.
If the file already exists, the »PLC Designer« will prompt you to confirm your selection.
4.2.15 Import DXF File
Select this menu item to import a DXF file. You can select the required DXF file in the
standard dialog for opening a file. Once you have done this, the DXF import options dialog
will appear in which you can set the following options:
 One CNC program for the entire DXF file: All paths in the DXF file will be written to a
single CNC program.
 One CNC program for each DXF layer: A separate CNC program will be created for each
DXF layer.
 One CNC program for each coherent segment: A separate CNC program will be created
for each coherent path segment. Due to the fact that in a DXF file the individual path
objects are not stored in any particular order, the »PLC Designer« tries to connect the
objects in a way that results in a coherent path.
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N0 G01 X123.000000 Y73.550000
N10 G01 X40.0 Y50.0
...
Result: New split position at X=20
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N0 G01 X20.000000 Y40.000000
N10 G01 X40.000000 Y50.000000
N20 G01 X123.000000 Y73.550000
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