HEIDENHAIN CNC Pilot 4290 - Manual (Page 77)

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4.2 Basics of Pr
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4.2 Programming Notes
4.2.1 Parallel Editing
The CNC PILOT
■ runs up to eight NC program/subprograms in parallel
■ provides up to three editing windows
Editing window
Double or triple window: Selected in ”Config – Window – ...” (main
menu).
Load the desired NC program.
Load NC program in the next free window:
Select ”Prog – Load – Main program/Subprogram”
Load NC program in selected window:
Select and activate free editing window
Select ”Prog – Load – Main program/Subprogram”
Switching between NC programs and windows
■ By soft key: see table
■ By touch pad:
■ To switch NC programs: Click the NC program in the program title
bar
■ To switch editing windows: Click the desired window
Save the NC program
■ ”Prog – Save”: Saves the NC program of the active window. The
NC program stays in the editing window – you can continue editing
it.
■ ”Prog – Save as”: Saves the NC program of the active window
under a new program name. In the ”Saving NC program” dialog box
you specify whether the editing window is closed.
■ „Prog – Save all”: Saves the NC programs of all active windows.
The NC programs remain in the editing windows – you can continue
editing them.
4.2.2 Address Parameters
You can use absolute or incremental coordinates for programming. If
no entry is made for X, Y, Z, XK, YK, C, the coordinates of the block
previously executed will be retained (modal).
CNC PILOT calculates missing coordinates in the principal axes X, Y
or Z if you program ”?” (simplified geometry programming).
The machining functions G0, G1, G2, G3, G12 and G13 are modal. This
means that the CNC PILOT uses the previous G command if the
address parameters X, Y, Z, I or K in the following block have been
programmed without a G function provided that the address
parameters have been programmed as absolute values.
”Switch windows” soft key
Switch the NC program
Switch the NC program
Switch the editing window
Select full-size window (one editing
window)
Select double or triple window
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