HEIDENHAIN IK 5293 - Manual (Page 285)

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Column Properties
Columns in each template have properties that can be modified to suit specific
application needs. Standard column properties apply to columns in every tem-
plate. Additionally, there a column properties unique to specific templates.
Standard column properties
Right click on any template and select column properties from the list. This
brings up the column properties dialog box.
Appearence tab
The appearence tab allows the user to assign a name to the column, establish
column width, title alignment, and data alignment.
Formulas tab
Column formulas are conditions (or sets of conditions) that determine what
labels appear (or do not appear) with features in a column. Use the formulas tab
to establish the conditions features must meet to be labeled.
Use formulas to customize column data and perform calculations. For example,
a formula a formula can be written to display the 'X' value of a feature.
A more complex formula can be written to display the standard deviation of
several diameters.
Parantheses( )
Use parantheses to order mathmetical equations. For example, in the following
equation
6*(4+2) = 36
the 4 and 2 are added together before being multiplied by the 6.