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FANUC MANUAL GUIDE i. OPERATOR’S MANUAL - page 3

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OPERATION 3.EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS

3.1

MACHINING PROGRAM WINDOW AND EIDITNG

MANUAL GUIDE i uses a program window to input and edit

machining programs (in ISO code format).

The program window is operated using the following soft keys, which

are displayed by pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft

key [>] several times.

REWIND

CHSIZE

LINENO

SETING

[REWIND] : This soft key takes you to the beginning of the program.

[CHSIZE]

: This soft key zooms the program window to full screen.

[LINENO]

: This soft key selects whether to display the line number

at the beginning of each block. The line number is not

memorized in the machining program.

[SETING]

: This soft key opens the setting screen.

The scroll bar displayed on the right edge of the program window

indicates the approximate position of the cursor throughout the

machining program.

The cursor is moved around in the program window, using the cursor

keys ←, ↑, ↓, and →. Pressing → moves the cursor right in a block.

To move the cursor to the next block, you need to select the block

entirely once and then select an individual address. Pressing. ← has

the same effect as for → except for the direction in which the cursor

moves.

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The program is edited using the following soft keys, which are

displayed by pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft key

[>] several times.

NEWPRG

OPEN

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Remark)

Basically, soft keys are placed in form of 1 line. By pressing the

right end key [>], the soft keys shifted to right direction by 10

will appear. By pressing the left end key [<], the left side soft

keys shifted by 10 will appear.

When the right end soft keys are displayed, the left end soft keys

will appear by pressing [>]. When the left end soft keys are

displayed, the right end soft keys will appear by pressing [<].

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OPERATION 3.EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS

3.2

CREATING MACHINING PROGRAMS

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [NEWPRG] displays the program creation window.

For the program creation window, the following soft keys are

displayed.

CREATE

CANCEL

In this window, enter a program number, using numeric keys, and then

press [CREATE].

Usually, the program number is 4 digits, but you can use 8 digits

program number when the corresponding optional function is added.

Pressing [CREATE], new program with entered program number only

is created, and it is displayed in the program window. In that case, the

following soft keys for editing operation are displayed.

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

In addition to the above operation, you can create new part program

by entering new program number after the address “O”, and pressing

INSERT key.

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3.3

EDITING IN A PROGRAM LIST

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [O LIST] displays a window that lists registered machining

programs.

By pressing the ← or → cursor key, a sort type (sort by number, sort

by date and time of updating, or sort by size) can be selected.

The following soft keys are displayed in the window. They can be

used for editing such as copying or deleting machining programs.

NEW

COPY

DELETE

EDTCOM

SEARCH

M CARD

ALLDEL

SRTORD

OPEN

CLOSE

[NEW]

: This soft key displays the program creation window, in

which you can create machining programs.

[COPY]

: This soft key displays the program copy window. After

a program number is entered using numeric keys,

pressing [COPY] copies the specified program.

[DELETE]

: This soft key displays a message for asking you

whether you really want to delete a specified program.

Pressing [YES] deletes the specified program. Pressing

[NO] cancels the request to delete the specified

program.

[EDTCOM] : This soft key displays the comment (program name)

edit window. If you move the cursor, using ← or →,

and enter a character, using MDI keys, the character

appears at the left of the cursor. Using the CAN key can

delete the character at the left. Pressing

[ALTER]

causes the comment to be changed.

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3.4

SEARCHING FOR A MACHINING PROGRAM TO BE

EDITED

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

After entering a desired program number, using numeric keys,

pressing [O SRCH] can select the program.

Pressing [O SRCH] without entering a program number causes the

next program to be selected.

Pressing the O key on the MDI panel, the soft keys changes to the

above one, so enter the program number to be searched and press [O

SRCH].

And as another way, you can select the program in the program list by

pressing [OPEN] after placing the cursor on the program number to be

selected.

When the part program is selected, the content of the part program is

displayed in the program window, and the above soft keys will be

displayed.

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OPERATION 3.EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS

3.5

BASIC EDITING OPERATIONS OF PART PROGRAM

Since MANUAL GUIDE i uses ISO-code form part program, editing

of 1 word, minimum unit of the program and made from address and

numerical data, are available by using INSERT, ALTER and

DELETE keys, which are placed on the MDI panel.

3.5.1

Entering a Word (INSERT key)

Operation

(1) Select the word, before which you want to insert the new

word, by placing the cursor. Otherwise, select the block,

before which you want to insert the new word, by placing

the cursor.

(2) Enter new word by MDI keys. Plural words can be entered

at once.

(3) Press INSERT.

NOTE

1 In the case a parameter No.14852#2(G4E) is set to

0, when a cursor is placed on the word in the cycle

machining block and an operator is going to insert a

new word, the warning to confirm an operator

whether it can be done or not will be displayed.

3.5.2

Modifying a Word (ALTER key)

Operation

(1) Select the word to be modified by placing the cursor on the

word.

(2) Enter new word by MDI keys. Plural words can be entered

at once.

(3) Press ALTER.

3.5.3

Modifying the Numeric Value of a Word (ALTER key)

Operation

(1) Select the word to be modified by placing the cursor on the

word.

(2) Enter new numeric data only by MDI keys. Plural words

can not be entered.

(3) Press ALTER.

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3.5.4

Deleting a Word (DELETE key)

Operation

(1) Select the word to be deleted by placing the cursor on the

word.

(2) Press DELETE.

NOTE

1 As the deleting operation in the CNC program

screen, no prompting message for deleting a word

is displayed.

2 Program number, Oxxxx, and end of program, %,

cannot be deleted.

3.5.5

Modifying a Block (ALTER key)

Operation

(1) Select the block to be modified by placing the cursor on the

block.

(2) Enter new word by MDI keys. Plural words can be entered

at once.

(3) Press ALTER.

3.5.6

Deleting a Block (DELETE key)

Operation

(1) Select the block to be deleted by placing the cursor on the

block.

(2) Press DELETE.

3.5.7

Changing the Program Number (ALTER key)

Operation

(1) Select the program number word, Oxxxx, by placing the

cursor on the word.

(2) Enter the address “O” and new program number by MDI

keys.

(3) Press ALTER.

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OPERATION 3.EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS

3.6

SEARCH (FORWARD AND BACKWARD)

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

[

]

After a character string is entered using MDI keys, pressing [SRCH↑]

(backward search) or

[SRCH↓] (forward search) searches for the

specified character string. A substring can also be searched for.

If the character string is found, key-in buffer is cleared, but the string

is displayed in the [

] under [SRCH↑] and [SRCH↓].

This displayed string can be used for the next time searching operation.

Only pressing [SRCH↑] or [SRCH↓] without entering same string

again, you can search the same string over and over.

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3.7

CUT

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [CUT] displays a message that prompts you to select a range

of data to be cut. First select the cut range (by displaying it in yellow),

using cursor keys, and then press [CUT]. The data cut off from the

specified range is stored on the clipboard. The contents of the

clipboard can be pasted to other places in the program and to other

programs.

Clip board is the memory, in which the content of part program can be

stored temporary. By pressing [CUT] or [COPY], the content of the

cursor selected is stored in it, then the old content is cleared. The

content of the clip board is cleared at the power off of CNC.

A clip board size can be selected using bits 4 and 5 of parameter No.

14701.

Bit 4 = 0, bit 5 = 0: Sets a clip board size of 1024 bytes.

Bit 4 = 1, bit 5 = 0: Sets a clip board size of 2048 bytes.

Bit 4 = 0, bit 5 = 1: Sets a clip board size of 4096 bytes.

Bit 4 = 1, bit 5 = 1: Sets a clip board size of 8192 bytes.

NOTE

The contents of the clipboard are preserved until

the power is shut off or other data is stored on the

clipboard. So, the clipboard contents can be used

any number of times.

3.8

COPY

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [COPY] displays a message that prompts you to select a

range of data to be copied. First select the copy range (by displaying it

in yellow), using cursor keys, and then press [COPY]. The data copied

from the specified range is stored on the clipboard. The contents of the

clipboard can be pasted to other places in the program and to other

programs.

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3.9

PASTE

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [PASTE] pastes the contents of the clipboard to the place that

immediately follows the current cursor position.

The clipboard contents are preserved.

3.10 DELETE

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [DELETE] displays a message that prompts you to select a

range of data to be deleted. First select the delete range (by displaying

it in yellow), using cursor keys, and then press [SELECT]. A message

appears which asks whether you really want to delete the selected data.

Pressing [YES] deletes the data.

The deleted data is not stored on the clipboard. The clipboard

preserves the previous contents.

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3.11 KEY-IN PASTE

NEWPRG

O LIST

SRCH↑

SRCH↓

O SRCH

COPY

CUT

DELETE

KEYPST

PASTE

Pressing [KEYPST] copies the contents of a range selected (displayed

in yellow) using the cursor to the key-in buffer.

Using the ← and → cursor keys can move the cursor around in the

key-in buffer, so a character entered using an MDI key can be placed

immediately before the cursor. Pressing the CAN key deletes the

character at the left of the cursor.

The character strings in the key-in buffer can be used in the same

manner as for ordinary editing. Pressing the ALTER key, for example,

replaces the cursor-selected current contents in the program with the

current contents of the key-in buffer. Pressing the INSERT key

inserts the key-in buffer contents to the place that immediately follows

the cursor-selected contents in the program.

Pressing CAN after SHIFT clears the contents of the key-in buffer.

NOTE

Using key-in paste enables a very long comment

program and part of a custom macro program block

to be changed easily.

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OPERATION 3.EDITING MACHINING PROGRAMS

3.12 UNDO, REDO

G-CONT

UNDO

REDO

WK-SET

T-OFS

SETING

Pressing [REDO] during editing in the MDI mode, EDIT mode, or

MEM mode can cancel (undo) a program editing operation using the

MANUAL GUIDE i. Pressing

[UNDO] can cancel

(redo) the

cancellation of an operation. This function can be used, for example,

when a block has been deleted by mistake.

NOTE

1 Before the undo function or redo function can be

used with MANUAL GUIDE i, the size of a buffer

for storing operations must be set in parameter No.

14861. When 0 is set in the parameter, a 5-KB

buffer is allocated.

2 The undo and redo functions can be used for

editing operations in a selected program. This

means that the creation of a new program and the

deletion of a program cannot be undone, and the

editing of the key-in buffer cannot be undone.

3 When the screen display is switched or an

operation for opening a program is performed, the

buffer is cleared.

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3.13 M-CODE MENU

Pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft key [>] several

times displays [M CODE] as follows:

START

CYCLE

END

MECYC

ALTER

FIGURE

M CODE

FIXFRM

Pressing [M CODE] displays the M code menu.

The following soft keys are displayed for M-code menu.

INSERT

INS+;

CANCEL

Select an M code group, using the ← and → cursor keys, and then

select an M code from the M code group, using the ↑ and ↓ cursor

keys.

Pressing

[INSERT] inserts the selected M code to the place that

follows immediately the cursor position in the program. Pressing

[INS+;] inserts an EOB to the place that follows immediately the M

code at the same time.

Entering M-code continuously and pressing [INS+;] at last, plural

M-code can be entered in one block.

By the following operations, M-code in a part program can be altered

directly by using M-code menu.

1)

Place a cursor on the M-code should be altered.

2)

Press

[ALTER] or INPUT-key, then M-code menu will be

displayed.

3)

Select a M-code by placing a cursor in the M-code menu

window.

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3.14 FIXED FORM SENTENCE INSERTION

Pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft key [>] several

times displays [FIXFRM] for milling or turning.

However, there is a case that either of them is displayed depending on

the machine construction, so into details, refer to the document made

by machine tool builder.

(Example of softy key menu for milling)

(Example of softy key menu for turning)

Pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft key [>] several

times displays [FIXFRM].

If

[FIXFRM] is displayed together with a milling soft key menu,

pressing it displays a milling fixed form sentence menu. If [FIXFRM]

is displayed together with a turning soft key menu, pressing it displays

a turning fixed form sentence menu.

START

CYCLE

END

MECYC

ALTER

FIGURE

M CODE

FIXFRM

The following soft keys are displayed for the fixed form sentence

menu.

INSERT

CANCEL

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Select a fixed form sentence group, using the ← and → cursor keys,

and then select a fixed form sentence from the fixed form sentence

group, using the ↑ and ↓ cursor keys.

Pressing [INSERT] inserts the selected fixed form sentence to the

place that follows immediately the cursor position in the program.

Using this function makes it easy to enter machining program patterns

(fixed form sentences) that may be used frequently.

As the following example, you can register the fixed form sentence, in

which undefined data is replaced to the special character such as “?”.

1. TOOL CHANGE

G28 G91 X0. Y0. ;

G28 Z0. ;

T? ;

M03 S? ;

When the fixed form sentence, in which this special character is

included, is inserted to the part program, warning to urge an operator

to enter the defined data.

Entering the data that is used actually and pressing ALTER can make

the correct part program.

This special character is displayed in red in the program window.

This special character and displaying color can be modified by setting

corresponding parameters.

Set ASCII code in decimal value of the special character to the

parameter No.14860. If 0 is set to this parameter, “?” is used as the

special character.

Set the color code of the displaying color to the parameter No.14480

in form of “AABBCC”. AA is red color value, BB is green color value

and CC is blue color value. If 0 is set to this parameter, the character is

displayed in red.

NOTE

1 In many cases, fixed form sentences in the fixed

form sentence menu are set up to a machine tool

by the machine tool builder. So, the fixed form

sentence menu varies from one machine tool to

another.

Operators can make changes and additions to the

menu. For details, see the descriptions about

[SETING].

2 Start and end command fixed form sentences can

be called from the fixed form sentence group

separately, using, respectively, [START] and

[END].

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4

EDITING CYCLE MACHINING

OPERATIONS

Pressing the leftmost soft key [<] or rightmost soft key [>] several

times displays the following cycle machining soft key menu.

Two cycle machining types, milling and turning, are optionally

supported. A soft key menu is available for each cycle machining

type.

START

CYCLE

END

MESCYC

ALTER

FIGURE

M CODE

FIXFRM

See Sections 3.13 and 3.14 for explanations about [M CODE] and

[FIXFRM].

Flow of creating a part program

Soft key menus for process programming

End

Start

Cycle Processing

Process Cycle Menu

Process End Menu

Process Start Menu

Cycle Shape Menu

Only the menu of the cycle form which

can be used in the selected

processing cycle is displayed

automatically.

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OPERATION

4.EDITING CYCLE MACHINING OPERATIONS

4.1

ENTERING THE START COMMAND

START

CYCLE

END

MESCYC

ALTER

FIGURE

M CODE

FIXFRM

Pressing [START] displays the start command fixed form sentence

menu.

(Example of the fixed form sentence menu for milling start)

(Example of the fixed form sentence for turning start)

Select a fixed form sentence, using the ↑ and↓ cursor keys.

Pressing [INSERT] inserts the selected fixed form sentence to the

place that follows immediately the current cursor position in the

program.

This operation makes it easy to enter machining program patterns

(fixed form sentences) that are used frequently at machining program

start.

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OPERATION

4.EDITING CYCLE MACHINING OPERATIONS

4.2

SELECTING A CYCLE MACHINING TYPE

START

CYCLE

END

MESCYC

ALTER

FIGURE

M CODE

FIXFRM

Pressing [CYCLE] displays the cycle machining menu.

The following soft keys are displayed for the cycle machining menu.

SELECT

CANCEL

Select a cycle machining group, using the ← and → cursor keys, and

then select a cycle machining type from the cycle machining group,

using the ↑ and ↓ cursor keys.

Pressing [SELECT] displays the data entry window for the selected

cycle machining type.

After a menu number is inputted, it is possible that cycle machining is

selected by pressing INPUT key.

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OPERATION

4.EDITING CYCLE MACHINING OPERATIONS

4.3

ENTERING CYCLE MACHINING DATA

The cycle machining data entry window is divided into two sections,

one section for cutting conditions and the other for detailed data.

CUT COND.

DETAIL

Pressing the ← or → cursor key switches between the two sections

and changes the displayed tab. The character in the selected tab is

displayed in blue.

Pressing the ↑ or ↓ cursor key can place the cursor on a desired data

input item.

There are two types of data input items. One type includes those

entered as numbers, and the other type, those selected from a menu

displayed using a soft key. For the first type, the message "KEY IN

NUMERALS." is displayed in the lower section of the window. For

the second type, the message "SELECT SOFT KEY" is displayed.

Necessary data can be entered by referencing a comment for the data

input item and a guide chart displayed in the window.

The following soft keys are displayed for the machining cycle data

window.

CHCURS

INSERT

CANCEL

When the necessary data has been entered, pressing [INSERT] inserts

a block for the related cycle machining into a machining program.

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