Inserting an NC Configuration

Motion: Add New Item…

Inserting an NC Configuration 1:
1. Right-click the node MOTION [1].
A context menu opens.
2. Select the context menu entry Add New Item… [2].
The dialog Insert Motion Configuration opens.

Dialog: Insert Motion Configuration

Inserting an NC Configuration 2:

[1]

Select this entry if you wish to add an NC configuration.

[2]

Give a name to the NC configuration that you wish to insert.

[3]

Confirm your settings.

Inserting a motion configuration

The dialog Insert Motion Configuration is open.
1. If you wish to add an NC configuration, select the entry NC/PTP NCI Configuration [1].
2. In the text box Name [2] give a name to the NC configuration that you wish to insert.
3. Confirm your settings with the Ok button [3].
An NC task is inserted in the MOTION subtree.
The subtree of the NC task contains the entry Axes.

Axes: Add New Item…

Inserting an NC Configuration 3:
1. Right-click the node Axes [1].
A context menu opens.
2. In the context menu, select the entry Add New Item… [2].
The dialog Insert NC Axis opens.

Dialog: Adding an NC axis

Inserting an NC Configuration 4:
With the opened dialog Insert NC Axis you can add one or more axes to the associated NC task.
1. The text box Name [1] provides you with the option to give a name to the axis that you wish to insert.
2. In the drop-down box Type [2], select Continuous Axis [2] if you wish to insert one or more continuous axes.
A continuous axis is, for example, a servo axis, a DC axis or a stepper axis.
3. You can add several axes with the same settings in a single step using the numeric up/down control element Multiple [3].
4. Confirm your settings with the OK button [4].
For example, two axes have been added to the subtree Axes.
In the example, these two axes have been given the names "Axis 1" and "Axis 2" as default names.
For each of the inserted axes you have the option to open the Settings dialog.
In the Settings dialog you can connect the axis of an NC task with an appropriate axis inside the IO configuration and with an axis inside the PLC configuration.
Inserting an NC Configuration 5:

The parameters for the axis commissioning can be found at the end of this documentation.