In most every job shop environment quick set up’s are now the norm. “Extended Edit” is a control option that allows the customer to “copy/move/merge/change” portions of the part program at the machine. This is a very helpful tool that can reduce time at the machine when re-sequencing of the program or mass changes are required. This feature works very similar to the “copy/cut/paste/find/replace” features on a PC. As an example when a mass change needs to be done throughout a part program, such as a feed rate change, one could easily use the change feature to perform this. In addition a complete program or portions of programs can be copied and saved to the buffer. These can then be merged back into existing programs or used to create similar programs when manufacturing families of parts.
Extended Edit Control Option
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