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I – 6 pr ogr amming positip 880 – HEIDENHAIN PT 880 User Manual

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I Operating Instructions

I – 6 Pr

ogr

amming POSITIP 880

Changing program blocks. See Fig. I.56.

Operating mode: PROGRAMMING

From within BLOCK FUNCTIONS, press the CHANGE
BLOCKS

soft key.

Select the range of blocks you want to change (FIRST
and LAST). Press ENT after each selection.

Enter the Z axis depth manually using either the
numeric keypad or select the THRU soft key. Press ENT.

Enter the tool offset: LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. Press
USE.

This applies to lines and arcs within the range

only.

Deleting, copying and moving program blocks

You can delete, copy or move a range of blocks.

When a block is deleted, POSITIP 880 automatically renumbers the
remaining blocks. The block after the deleted block then becomes the
current block.

Example: Delete program blocks

Operating mode: PROGRAMMING

From within BLOCK FUNCTIONS, press the DELETE
BLOCKS

soft key.

Select the range of blocks you want to delete (FIRST
and LAST). Press ENT after each selection.

Press USE.

Fig. I.56 Changing a program block