HEIDENHAIN TNC 407 (280 580) User Manual - Manual (Page 30)

TNC 425/TNC 415 B/TNC 407 1-29
1 Introduction
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GOTO 4 7 e.g.
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Fig. 1.37: Interactive graphics
1.5 Interactive Programming Graphics
The TNC’s two-dimensional interactive graphics
generates the part contour as it is being pro-
grammed.
The TNC provides the following features with the
interactive graphics for the PROGRAMMING AND
EDITING operating mode:
• Detail magnification
• Detail reduction
• Block number display ON/OFF
• Restoring incomplete lines
• Clearing the graphic
• Interrupting graphics
The graphic functions are selected exclusively with
soft keys.
To work with interactive graphics you must switch the screen layout to PGM + GRAPHICS (see page 1-6).
To generate graphics during programming:
Shift the soft-key row.
Select/deselect graphic generation during programming.
The default setting is OFF.
AUTO DRAW ON does not simulate program section repeats.
Generating a graphic for an existing program
To generate a graphic up to a certain block:
Select the desired block with the vertical cursor keys.
Enter the desired block number, e.g. 47.
Generate a graphic from block 1 to the entered block.
The AUTO DRAW soft key must be set to ON.