Tormach PCNC 440 - 6.5.3 Editing G-code; 6.5.3.1 Editing G-code with a Text Editor; 6.5.3.2 Editing G-code with Conversational Programming

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6.5.3 Editing G-code
The G-code File Preview window displays the contents of the selected .nc le (see Figure 6.14). You
can edit G-code in two ways on your PathPilot controller:
• Using a text editor
• Using the Conversaonal tab to edit a le created in PathPilot's conversaonal programming
NOTE: For more informaon on using conversaonal programming in PathPilot, refer to Conversaonal
Tab secon later in this chapter.
6.5.3.1 Editing G-code with a Text Editor
1. Highlight the le and click Edit G-code (see Figure 6.14).
2. A text editor opens the le in a new window for eding the contents of the le. Make the
appropriate changes to the le and click Save.
3. Click the X in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to close the text editor.
4. Click OK when asked to re-load the le.
6.5.3.2 Editing G-code with Conversational Programming
To edit the G-code using conversaonal programming, highlight the le and click Conv. Edit (see
Figure 6.14). A job assignment editor opens the le in a new window for eding the contents of the
le. The le window shows job assignments of a program; the right window previews the program
(see Figure 6.15).
Use Move Up, Move Down, Duplicate, or Remove to edit the order in which the steps of the program
occur.
Click Insert Step to create a new job assignment using conversaonal programming. PathPilot opens
the Conversaonal tab; aer creang the job assignment, click Insert. If necessary, edit the order of
the newly created job assignment in the program.
Click Insert File to load an already created G-code le into the program – allowable G-code les can
be hand-wrien, generated from a CAM soware, or generated from PathPilot's conversaonal
programming. Navigate to the desired .nc le and highlight; click Open. If necessary, edit the order
of the newly created job assignment in the program.
Highlight a job assignment and click Conv. Edit to edit a job assignment created in conversaonal
programming. PathPilot opens the relevant tab of the Conversaonal tab; make the appropriate
changes to the job and click Finish Eding to update the G-code program le.
Click Revert to restore any edited job assignment to its original parameters. Revert is only available
for individual job assignments created in conversaonal programming.
Click Close and, when prompted, Close Without Saving to restore the enre G-code program le to
its original parameters. PathPilot exits the conversaonal edit screen without overriding the original
G-code program le.