beautypg.com

3 working with the file manager, Directories, Paths – HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (340 49x-01) User Manual

Page 87

background image

HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530

87

4.3 W

o

rk

ing with the File Manag

e

r

4.3 Working with the File Manager

Directories

To ensure that you can easily find your files, we recommend that you
organize your hard disk into directories. You can divide a directory into
further directories, which are called subdirectories. With the –/+ key or
ENT you can show or hide the subdirectories.

Directory names

The name of a directory can contain up to 16 characters and does not
have an extension. If you enter more than 16 characters for the
directory name, the TNC will display an error message.

Paths

A path indicates the drive and all directories and subdirectories under
which a file is saved. The individual names are separated by a
backslash “\”.

Example

On drive TNC:\ the subdirectory AUFTR1 was created. Then, in the
directory AUFTR1 the directory NCPROG was created and the part
program PROG1.H was copied into it. The part program now has the
following path:

TNC:\AUFTR1\NCPROG\PROG1.H

The chart at right illustrates an example of a directory display with
different paths.

The TNC can manage up to 6 directory levels!

If you save more than 512 files in one directory, the TNC
no longer sorts them alphabetically!

TNC:\

AUFTR1

NCPROG
WZTAB

A35K941

ZYLM

TESTPROG

HUBER

KAR25T