Information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus that performs simplified screen display by grouping a plurality of consecutive blocks in a machining program, the apparatus comprising:

• a grouping condition registration unit that receives, from a user, and retains conditions including modal information for applying the grouping of the consecutive blocks of the machining program in advance;
• a grouping determination unit that analyzes the machining program to determine whether the machining program contains the plurality of consecutive blocks and specifies a range of blocks to be grouped based on the conditions registered in advance in the group condition registration unit;
• and
• a group display operation unit that performs switching between a display mode and a non-display mode within a same area of a display screen for the simplified display of the machining program for the plurality of consecutive blocks in the specified range that have been grouped in accordance with the registered conditions,
• wherein in the non-display mode the grouped plurality of consecutive blocks are combined into a reduced number of lines
• to provide the simplified screen display such that a display of blocks between a start block and an end block of the grouped plurality of consecutive blocks of the machining program is not visible to the user on the simplified screen display.