30 NC Programming
1.2 The smart.Turn Editor
Shared menu items
The menu items described below are used both in smart.Turn mode
and in DIN/ISO mode.
"Program management" pull-down menu
The “Prog” pull-down menu (program management) contains the
following functions for NC main and subprograms:
Open: Load existing programs
New: Create new programs
Close: The selected program is closed
Close All: All open programs are closed
Save: The selected program is saved
Save As: The selected program is saved under a new name
Direct opening of the last four programs
When an NC program is opened or when a new NC program is
created, the soft-key row is switched to the sorting and organization
functions. See “Sorting, file organization” on page 35..
"Head" pull-down menu (program head)
The "Head" pull-down menu (program head) contains functions for
editing the program head and the tool list.
Program head: Edit the program head
Go to tool list: Positions the cursor in the TURRET section
Set up the tool list: Activates the "Set up tool list" function (see
page 41)
"ICP" pull-down menu
The "ICP" pull-down menu (Interactive Contour Programming)
contains the following functions:
Contour editing: Change the current contour (cursor position)
Workpiece blank: Edit the description of the workpiece blank
Finished part: Edit the description of the finished part
New auxiliary blank: Create a new auxiliary workpiece blank
New aux. contour: Create a new auxiliary contour
C axis ...: Create patterns and milling contours on the front face and
lateral surface
Y axis ...: Create patterns and milling contours in the XY and YZ
planes
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