Lenze PLC Designer PLC-Designer (R2-x) SoftMotion - Manual (Page 80)

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Commands in the "Extras" menu
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DMS 5.2 EN 03/2011 TD17
4.5.4 Circle CCW Insert Mode
4.5.5 Spline Insert Mode
4.5.6 Fit to Screen
4.5.7 Renumber Program
4.5.8 Convert Splines/Ellipses to Lines
Splines and ellipses need a lot of computing time for interpolation. In order to reduce this
time, this menu item can be used to convert all splines and ellipses in the CNC program into
an approximately equivalent number of lines. This means that splines and ellipses can be
used in the design of the path but do not have to be computed during runtime.
The command opens a dialog providing two conversion options:
 Length dependent, i.e. one line will be created for every x length units (number x can
be inserted in the dialog) of the spline/ellipse, or
 Angle dependent, i.e. the original object will be partitioned in such a way that the
resulting lines will include angles less than x (angle x [degrees] can be inserted in the
dialog).
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Tip!
If the default settings are retained, when the lines are interpolated, there will be
a deceleration to zero velocity after each new line segment (this is not the case
when splines/ellipses are interpolated). You can avoid this by increasing the
angular tolerance accordingly.
If this option is activated, clicking with the mouse within the editor pane will
insert a G03 circle element for counter-clockwise motion. The new element will
be inserted behind the currently selected (red) element. The mouse position
defines the destination (end point). The radius of the circle is set to 100 by
default; if necessary, this can be modified in the text editor.
If this option is activated, clicking with the mouse within the editor pane will
insert a spline behind the currently selected (red) element. The mouse position
defines the destination (end point).
If this option is activated, the visible part of the window will show the complete
CNC program.
This command automatically renumbers the program consecutively, assigning
new line numbers (N<Number>) in decimal increments.