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Rockwell Automation 8520-GUM 9/Series CNC Grinder Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set User Manual

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Editing Programs On Line

Chapter 5

5-9

Inserting

You can insert characters, words, and blocks to the left of the program
display cursor within an already existing or newly created part program.
Follow these steps to use the insert function.

1.

From the edit menu, press the

{MODIFY INSERT}

softkey until the

control displays the INSERT: prompt on the input line. The control
toggles between change and insert each time you press the

{MODIFY INSERT}

softkey.

DIGITZ

E

MODIFY

INSERT

BLOCK

DELETE

BLOCK

TRUNC

DELETE

CH/WRD

EXIT

EDITOR

STRING

SEARCH

RENUM

PRGRAM

MERGE

PRGRAM

QUICK

VIEW

CHAR/

WORD

(softkey level 3)

2.

Move the cursor in the program display area to the position that is just
right of the location to insert the new data by pressing the cursor keys.

3.

Key in the characters, words, or blocks of commands you want to
insert into the input area, then press the

[TRANSMIT]

key.

Example 5.4

Inserting Characters

To change G01X97Z93; to two separate blocks:

Program Block

(Program Display Area)

Enter

(Input Area)

Notes

G01X97Z93;

Move the block cursor to the Z in the program display area and
toggle the {MODIFY/INSERT} softkey to “INSERT:”.

G01X97Z93;

;

Type this data into the input area,then press the
[TRANSMIT] key.

G01X97;
Z93;

Result