HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-05) Pilot - Manual (Page 196)

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Processing DXF File
s (Software
Option)
Quick selection of hole positions in an area defined by the mouse
 Select the mode for choosing a machining position. The TNC
hides the layers shown in the left window, and the right
window becomes active for position selection.
 Press the shift key on the keyboard and drag the left mouse
key to define an area in which the TNC is to adopt all
included circle centers as hole positions: the TNC opens a
window in which you can filter the holes by size
 Configure the filter settings (see “Filter settings” on page
199) and click the Use button to confirm: The TNC loads the
selected positions into the left window (displays a point
symbol)
 If necessary you can also deselect elements that you
already selected, by dragging an area open again, but this
time while pressing the CTRL key
 To save the selected machining positions in a points file,
enter any file name in the pop-up window displayed by the
TNC. Default setting: Name of the DXF file. If the name of
the DXF file contains special characters or spaces, the TNC
replaces the characters with underscores.
 Confirm the entry: The TNC saves the contour program in
the directory in which the DXF file is also saved.
 If you want to select more machining positions in order to
save them in a different file, press the CANCEL SELECTED
ELEMENTS soft key and select as described above.