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Machining the workpiece
5.16 Working with DXF files
Turning
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Press the "Cursor" softkey to define the start of the element with the cu
r-
sor at any position.
9.
Press the "OK" softkey to confirm your selection.
10.
Press the "Accept element" softkey to accept the offered elements.
The softkey can be operated while elements are still available to be a
c-
cepted.
Specifying the end point
11.
Press the ">>" and "Specify end point" softkeys if you do not want to a
c-
cept the end point of the selected element.
12.
Press the "Current position" softkey if you want to set the currently s
e-
lected position as end point.
- OR -
Press the "Element center" softkey to place the contour end at the center
of the element.
- OR -
Press the "Element center" softkey to place the contour end at the end of
the element.
- OR -
Press the "Cursor" softkey to define the start of the element with the cu
r-
sor at any position.
Transferring the contour to the cycle and to the program
Press the "OK" softkey.
The selected contour is transferred to the contour
input screen of the
editor.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
The program record is transferred
to the program.
Operation with mouse and keyboard
In addition to operation using softkeys, you can also operate the functions with the keyboard
and with the mouse.