Siemens SINUMERIK 840D Operator's Manual page 225

6
03.04
Simulation
Cycle Start
Auto-
zoom
To
origin
Display
all
Zoom
+
Zoom
-
Delete
window
Cursor Cursor
fine coarse
or
Close
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SINUMERIK 840D/810D Operator's Guide HMI Embedded (BEM) – 03.04 Edition
Operating sequence
Select a program, open it, and press the "Simulation" softkey.
The graphic simulation function is started when you press the "Cycle
Start" key on the machine control panel.
The following softkey functions are provided:
This softkey automatically adjusts the display area to the displayed
traversing motions.
You return to the initial display (size of the viewport when you select
simulation). The viewport can be defined by the machine
manufacturer in the machine data.
Optimizes the window for simulation purposes.
The current contents of the screen are displayed in a larger or smaller
resolution when you press softkeys "ZOOM+" or "ZOOM-". Using the
cursor keys, you can move the cross-hair to the selected center point
of the window display.
The current screen contents are deleted.
You can alter the increments of the cursor key movements with the
softkey "Cursor fine".
• Softkey is selected:
Cursor moves in "fine" increments.
• Softkey is not selected:
The cursor moves in "coarse" increments.
Softkey "Close" ends the simulation.
Simulation is also aborted when you select a horizontal softkey.
Program Operating Area
6.6 Program simulation
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