3 programming aids {quick view – Rockwell Automation 8520-MUM 9/Series CNC Mill Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set User Manual

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Chapter 5

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The QuickView features display sample patterns or the G--code prompts to
help in writing part programs. By keying in data corresponding to
prompted messages, the control will automatically generate the required
block(s) to insert into an existing part program.

The QuickView feature can aid the programmer by giving access to:

QuickPath Plus Prompts -- a selection of commonly used sample
patterns representing a series of machining steps with prompts for the
necessary words to program it using QuickPath Plus (see chapter 15 for
details on QuickPath Plus).

G--code Prompting -- a selection of the more commonly used G--codes
with prompts for the necessary words to program it.

Milling Cycle Prompting -- a selection of the more commonly used
fixed cycles with prompts for the necessary words to program it.

Plane Select ---- a selection of the planes in which the different
QuickView are programmed.

Use the following steps to select the QuickView features:

1.

Select a program for editing as discussed in section 5.1.

2.

From the edit menu, press the {QUICK VIEW} softkey.

MODIFY

INSERT

(softkey level 3)

STRING

SEARCH

DIGITZ

E

BLOCK

DELETE

BLOCK

TRUNC

DELETE

CH/WRD

EXIT

EDITOR

RENUM

PRGRAM

MERGE

PRGRAM

QUICK

VIEW

CHAR/

WORD

3.

The softkey functions will change to those indicated below.

QPATH+

PROMPT

GCODE

PROMPT

MILL

PROMPT

PLANE

SELECT

(softkey level 4)

4.

See the following subsections on using the different QuickView
functions.

5.3
Programming Aids {QUICK
VIEW}

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