HEIDENHAIN TNC 360 User Manual - Manual (Page 67)

TNC 360 4-2
4 Programming
In the PROGRAMMING AND EDITING mode of operation (see page 1-19)
you can
• create,
• add to,
• edit, and
• erase files.
This chapter describes basic functions and programming input that do not
cause machine axis movement. The entry of geometry for workpiece
machining is described in the next chapter.
4.1 Editing part programs
Layout of a program
A part program consists of individual program
blocks. The TNC numbers the blocks in ascending
order. Program blocks contain units of information
called “words.”
Plain language dialog
You initiate a dialog for conversational programming by pressing a function
key (see inside front cover). The TNC then asks you for all the information
necessary to program the desired function. After you have answered all
the questions, the TNC automatically ends the dialog.
You can shorten the dialog by skipping over words that need not be
programmed or ending the block immediately after entering the necessary
information.
Function Key
• Continue the dialog
• Ignore the dialog question NO
ENT
• End the dialog immediately
END
• Abort the dialog and erase the block
DEL
Block:
10 L X+10 Y+5 R0 F100 M3
Path
function
Block Words
number
ENT
Fig. 4 1: Program blocks contain words of specific information