Rockwell Automation 8520-GUM 9/Series CNC Grinder Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 148)

Editing Programs On Line
Chapter 5
5-28
2. Press the softkey that corresponds to the plane you want to program
in (G17, G18, or G19). See documentation prepared by your system
installer for details on the planes selected by these G-codes.
The display changes to show the selected plane.
SET ANGLED G17 G18 G19
(softkey level 5)
PLANE
3. If the plane displayed is the plane in which you want to program the
QuickView feature, press the
{SET} softkey. All of the prompts for
the QuickView feature are changed to display the newly selected
plane.
Important: This does not select the current operating plane on the control;
it only modifies the plane being programmed in. To change the currently
active plane on the control, it is necessary to execute a program block
containing a G17, G18, or G19 block. This block is automatically
generated, when necessary, by the QuickView feature and inserted into the
program being edited. When the control executes this program, the correct
planes are established.
Important: Special consideration for planes should be made when
QuickView is used to program an angled-wheel grinder. Refer to page
14-6 for details.
This section contains the following subsections:
Topic: On Page:
Linear Digitizing 5-31
Digitizing an Arc (3 Points) 5-33
Digitizing an Arc Tangent at End Points 5-35
The digitize feature allows the programmer to generate blocks in a
program based on the actual position of the grinding wheel rather then
typing in positions manually. The control records actual wheel locations
and uses them to generate program blocks.
You can use the digitize feature in any operating mode (AUTO,
MANUAL, or MDI). It is accessed through the regular edit menu which
allows any of the other edit features to be used on blocks that are generated
using the digitize feature.
5.4
Digitizing a Program (Teach)