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10.04 Programming with ShopMill
3.10 Miscellaneous functions
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SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition 3-299
It is also possible to use the same marker as the end marker of the
preceding program blocks and as the start marker for the following
program blocks.
Start marker
End marker
Repeat
Repeating program blocks
Set
marker
 Press the "Misc." and "Set marker" softkeys.
 Enter a name.
 Press the "Accept" softkey.
A start marker is inserted behind the current block.
 Enter the program blocks that you want to repeat later.
Set
marker
 Press the "Misc." and "Set marker" softkeys.
 Enter a name.
 Press the "Accept" softkey.
An end marker is inserted behind the current block.
 Continue programming up to the point where you want to repeat
the program blocks.
Repeat
 Press the "Misc." and "Repeat" softkeys.
 Enter the names of the start and end markers and the number of
times the blocks are to be repeated.
 Press the "Accept" softkey.
The marked program blocks are repeated.