Changing A Contour - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operation/Programming Manual

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Programming with ShopMill
3.5 Contour milling

3.5.4 Changing a contour

Appending a contour
element
Modifying a contour
element
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You can change a previously created contour later. Individual contour
elements can be
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appended,
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modified,
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inserted or
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deleted.
If your program contains two contours of the same name, changes to
the one contour are automatically applied to the second contour with
the same name.
Select the contour in the machining plan.
Press the "Cursor Right" key.
The individual contour elements are listed.
Place the cursor on the last element before the end of the
contour.
Select the required contour element via softkey.
Enter the parameters in the input screen.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
The required contour element is appended to the contour.
Select the contour in the machining plan.
Press the "Cursor Right" key.
The individual contour elements are listed.
Place the cursor on the contour element that you want to modify.
Press the "Cursor Right" key.
The associated input form is opened and an enlarged view of the
selected element appears in the programming graphics.
Enter the desired changes.
Press the "Accept" softkey.
The current values for the contour element are accepted and the
change is immediately visible in the programming graphics.
SINUMERIK 840D/840Di/810D Operation/Programming ShopMill (BAS) – 10.04 Edition
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