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7.1 DXF data processing (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 button 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 288) 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
Save the selected machining positions to the
clipboard of the TNC so that you can then insert them
as a positioning block with cycle call in a plain-
language program, or
To save the selected machining positions to a point
file, enter the target directory and 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.
Alternately, you can also select the file type, see also
"Select a file type" on page 283
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 to a different file, press the Cancel
selected elements icon and select as described
above
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