Rockwell Automation 8520-MUM 9/Series CNC Mill Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 132)

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Chapter 5
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Axis Selection
The selection of the axes that can be programmed using QuickView is
determined by the type of QuickView prompt you are using. The two
factors the control uses to determine the axes for QuickView are based on
if the QuickView prompt is for a planer G--code or a non-planer G--code.
Planar G--codes -- Planar G--codes are any feature that is plane
dependant (such as G02, G41, Cycles, etc...). The first two axes are
selected with the {PLANE SELECT} QuickView softkey discussed on
page 5-19. The third axis displayed is the axis not in the current plane
but in both of the other planes defined. For example if G17=XY,
G18=ZX , G19=YZ and G18 is selected as the QuickView plane than Y
would be the third axis since it is in both G17 and G19 planes but not in
the G18 plane. If there is no common axis between these two planes
than the next axis defined in the process that is not already in the
QuickView plane is used.
Non-Planar G--codes - Non-planar G--codes are any feature that is not
plane dependant (such as G01, G04, G92, etc...). The axes used for
QuickView prompts for these features are independent of the
QuickView plane you have selected. The control uses the first three
axes configured in the current process.
Important: Two digit axis names are not compatible with the QuickView
feature (typically only used on systems with more than 9 axes and consist
of a dollar sign “$” followed by a letter). When an attempt is made to
display one of these axis names on a QuickView prompt, the axis name is
displayed as a $ only. QuickView can not be used to create part program
blocks with $ axis names.
On quickview screens that display more axis then currently configured in
the system (as configured in AMP), the graphics and prompts will display
asterisks for the un-available axes names. No data can be entered on these
prompts.