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Programming: Programming Aids

4.8 The cont

ext-sensitiv

e help syst

em TNCguide (FCL3 function)

4.8 The context-sensitive help

system TNCguide (FCL3
function)

Application

The TNCguide context-sensitive help system includes the user

documentation in HTML format. TNCguide is called with the HELP

key, and the TNC often immediately displays the information specific

to the condition from which the help was called (context-sensitive

call). Even if you are editing an NC block and press the HELP key, you

are usually brought to the exact place in the documentation that

describes the corresponding function.
The English and German documentation is shipped as standard with

each NC software level. HEIDENHAIN provides the remaining

conversational languages for cost-free download as soon as the

respective translations are available (see "Downloading current help

files" on page 177).

The following user documentation is available in TNCguide:

Conversational Programming User's Manual (BHBKlartext.chm)

DIN/ISO User's Manual (BHBIso.chm)

User’s Manual for Cycles (BHBcycles.chm)

User’s Manual for smarT.NC (BHBSmart.chm) (same format as a

"Pilot")

List of All Error Messages (errors.chm)

In addition, the main.chm "book" file is available, with the contents of

all existing .chm files.

The TNCguide help system is only available if your control

hardware has as least 256 MB RAM and FCL3 is enabled.

The TNC always tries to start TNCguide in the language

that you have selected as the conversational language on

your TNC. If the files with this language are not yet

available on your TNC, it automatically opens the English

version.

As an option, your machine tool builder can embed

machine-specific documentation in TNCguide. These

documents then appear as a separate book in the
main.chm

file.