5 selecting a quickview plane – Rockwell Automation 8520 9/Series CNC Lathe User Manual

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Editing Programs On Line

Chapter 5

5-27

STORE

(softkey level 6)

The control generates the necessary G-code block. The generated

block is displayed in the input area next to the EDIT: prompt. This

block may be edited in the input area using the techniques described

on page 2-37.

7.

To enter the blocks in the program being edited, move the block

cursor in the program display area just past the location in the

program where it is desired to insert the new blocks. Press the

[TRANSMIT]

key to enter the generated block in the program to the

left of the cursor.

8.

Press the exit {

Ý

} softkey to return to the main edit menu, or press a

different QuickView key for more prompting.

For more details on the parameters used in a specific cycle, see chapter 26

for details on drilling cycle operation and parameters.

Use this feature to select the plane that is used to program the different
QuickView features. This determines what plane is displayed for the

prompting and their axis names displayed for the prompts. You cannot

select any parallel planes with the QuickView feature; only primary planes

can be used.

Your system installer determines the primary planes established by G17,

G18, and G19 in AMP. See page 13-1 for details on the plane selection.

To set the plane to program in with the QuickView feature, follow these

steps:

1.

From the QuickView menu, press the

{PLANE SELECT}

softkey.

QPATH+

PROMPT

GCODE

PROMPT

DRILL

PROMPT

LATHE

PROMPT

PLANE

SELECT

(softkey level 4)

The control displays currently selected plane. The right side of the screen

lists the primary and secondary axes for the plane. “AXIS 1” is the first

axis in the plane (primary axis), and “AXIS 2” is the second axis in the

plane (secondary axis).

5.3.5

Selecting a QuickView Plane

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