NC-Assistant

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The NC Assistant menu.

Insert Macro

Inserts the selected macro.

Before inserting a macro, you must first define two types of parameters: a) The required parameters, and b) The optional parameters (marked with *).

Click on the Insert Macro icon to open the parameter input box. Enter the parameters and click OK.

Program Start/End dialog.

Modify Macro

Modify the selected macro.

To modify an NC code in an inserted macro (e.g. change the Z value of the macro 'Program Start/Program End' from 100 to 80 mm), highlight the NC code and click on the Modify Macro icon. Enter the new Z value and then click OK.

NC Code selection in an inserted macro.

The Modify Macro dialog.

Find Macro

Click this icon to search for the specified macro.

You can search for a macro in an NC program in two ways:

In the field Cycles/Macros, select the macro to search for in the NC program and click the button Find Macro.

Select the macro to search for from the drop-down list and click on the icon Find Macro.

If you receive the message: Cannot find the macro ... , it is because the desired macro was not specified as a macro. The NC text has been copied or created manually.