System for changing an NC program starting character string to one recognizable to a particular NC apparatus
AssigneeFanuc Corporation
InventorsMasaki Seki, Takashi Takegahara, Katsunobu Yamaki
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Abstract
An NC program output method is disclosed which includes: storing a starting character string (SP.sub.1), which indicates the beginning of an inputted NC program, in a starting character string input memory (M.sub.1); enabling setting of a separate starting character string (SP.sub.2); and selectively outputting, before NC data (D.sub.1) which results from editing processing, the stored starting character string (SP.sub.1) or the separately set starting character string (SP.sub.2). If where the starting character string (SP.sub.2) is not set, then the starting character string (SP.sub.1) is outputted automatically.
Claims5
An NC program output method for outputting an entered NC program for an NC apparatus upon subjecting the NC program to predetermined editing processing in an automatic programming apparatus including a memory and an output unit, comprising the steps of:
- storing in the memory a first character string which indicates a beginning point in the entered NC program;
- conditionally storing in the memory a second character string recognizable to the NC apparatus which indicates the beginning point in the entered NC program indicated by the first character string;
- selectively outputting from the memory one of the first character string and the second character string to the output unit, in dependence upon the second character string being stored;
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- outputting the entered NC program to the output unit after outputting one of the first character string or the second character string.
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