HEIDENHAIN IK 5294 - Manual (Page 220)

200 QC5200 Series User’s Guide
To add a special step to the program:
1 Enable the Record Program mode by clicking the Tools/Program-
ming/Record menu item or the Record button of the Programming
toolbar.
2 Display the Program template content and highlight the step preced-
ing the insertion point for the new step, and then click the Tools/Pro-
gramming/Set Current Step menu item to set the insertion point. An
indicator arrow will show the current step.
4 Click the Tools/Programming/Special Steps menu item to display the submenu of special steps avail-
able, then click the desired special step. This example shows the insertion of a comment in the program
prior to measuring circle 4, which is a half inch hole in the part. The method shown in this example is used
to insert all spe-
cial steps. More
details regarding
special steps are
contained later in
this chapter in the
Editing Programs
section.
The current insertion point is set before Measure “Circle 4”
The comment step is selected, defined by the user and inserted into the program
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