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6. Save/Save as - Save the program by clicking the ‘Save as’ icon. A Windows
explorer menu will appear where a location to save the file can be
defined. Once the program has been saved once, the ‘Save’ icon can then
be clicked save the program.
7. Properties - Properties can be defined by clicking the ‘Properties’ icon
while in ‘Edit mode’. A properties dialog box will appear displaying details
of the current program.
8. Run (various) - A program can be run in various different ways.
Click the ‘Run’ icon to run all of the program steps in chronological order
until completion.
Click the ‘Run continuously’ icon to run the program in a continuous
loop until the user chooses to stop.
Click the ‘Run n times’ icon to run the program in a continuous loop for
the pre-selected number of iterations.
Click the ‘Step through’ to step through the program with a pause
between each line in the program.
Click the ‘Run program from step’ icon to run the program from a
certain position. Click on the desired step to run from and then click the
icon. Alternatively, this process can be done by right-clicking onto the
step and then selecting to ‘Run from here’.
Click the ‘Run program to step’ icon to run the program to a certain
position within the program. Click on the desired step to run to and
then click the icon.
9. Stop - To stop a program whilst it is running, then click the ‘Stop’ icon.
10. Record - To record steps in ‘Record mode’, click the ‘Record’ icon and
then perform the desired functions. Each step will be recorded at the
bottom of the programming code.
Alternatively, choose to ‘Record before here’ by higlighting a particular
step and right-clicking. This will then record any functions above that step.
11. Error - If the program has an incorrect entry, then it will be highlighted
in red and displayed in the error area at the bottom of the program. Any
error will stop the program from being executed.
12. Tortoise mode - When developing a program, it is useful to test run it
using slower speeds for any movements. Then once tested, switch over to
full speed movements. This is achieved through the ‘Tortoise Mode’ feature.
A button in the Program Editor controls whether tortoise mode is on/off
and allows the tortoise mode maximum speed for each axis to be set.
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