Program management
13.4 Creating a directory/program/job list/program list
Milling
506 Operating Manual, 03/2010, 6FC5398-7CP20-1BA0
13.4.4 Creating a new ShopMill program
In the part program and workpiece directories, you can create ShopMill programs and then
subsequently generate the machining steps for them.
Procedure
1. Select the "Program Manager" operating area.
2. Select the desired storage location and position the cursor on the
folder, in which you would like to store the program.
3. Press the "New" softkey.
4. Press the "ShopMill" softkey.
The "New step sequence program" window opens.
The "ShopMill" type is specified.
5. Enter the desired program name and press the "OK" softkey.
Program names may be a maximum of 24 characters in length.
You can use all letters (with the exception of special characters,
language-specific special characters, Asian or Cyrillic characters),
numbers and underscores (_).
13.4.5 Storing any new file
In each directory or subdirectory you can create a file in any format that you specify.
This does not apply to the NC memory. Here you can create the following file types under a
workpiece using the "Any" softkey.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
