HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 (60642x-03) ISO programming - Manual (Page 109)

HEIDENHAIN iTNC 530 109
3.2 Cr
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Marking, copying, deleting and inserting program sections
The TNC provides certain functions for copying program sections
within an NC program or into another NC program—see the table
below.
To copy a program section, proceed as follows:
 Select the soft-key row containing the marking functions
 Select the first (last) block of the section you wish to copy
 To mark the first (last) block, press the SELECT BLOCK soft key. The
TNC then highlights the first character of the block and the CANCEL
SELECTION soft key appears
 Move the highlight to the last (first) block of the program section you
wish to copy or delete. The TNC shows the marked blocks in a
different color. You can end the marking function at any time by
pressing the CANCEL SELECTION soft key
 To copy the selected program section, press the COPY BLOCK soft
key. To delete the selected section, press the DELETE BLOCK soft
key. The TNC stores the selected block
 Using the arrow keys, select the block after which you wish to insert
the copied (deleted) program section
 To insert the block, press the INSERT BLOCK soft key
 To end the marking function, press the CANCEL SELECTION soft
key
To insert the section into another program, select the
corresponding program using the file manager and then
mark the block after which you wish to insert the copied
block.
Function Soft key
Switch the marking function on
Switch the marking function off
Delete the marked block
Insert the block that is stored in the buffer
memory
Copy the marked block