Machining the workpiece   
4.7 Starting machining at a specific point 
  Turning 
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Determining a search target 
●  User-friendly search target definition (search positions) 
–  Direct specification of the search target by positioning the cursor in the selected 
program (main program) 
–  Search target via text search 
–  The search target is the interruption point (main program and subprogram) 
The function is only available if there is an interruption point. After a program 
interruption (CYCLE STOP or RESET), the controller saves the coordinates of the 
interruption point. 
–  The search target is the higher program level of the interruption point (main program 
and subprogram) 
The level can only be changed if it was previously possible to select an interruption 
point in a subprogram. It is then possible to change the program level up to the main 
program level and back to the level of the interruption point. 
●  Search pointer 
–  Direct entry of the program path 
 
 
Note 
You can search for a specific point in subprograms with the search pointer if there is 
no interruption point. 
 
 
Software option 
You require the "Extended operator functions" option for the "Search pointer" 
function (only for 828D). 
 
Cascaded search 
You can start another search from the "Search target found" state. The cascading can be 
continued any number of times after every search target found. 
 
 
Note 
Another cascaded block search can be started from the stopped program execution only if 
the search target has been found. 
 
References 
Function Manual Basic Functions; Block Search