MetLogix M2 User Manual

Adding Program Steps New program steps can be added to existing programs. To add a program step: 1 Press the Edit tab to display all the program steps.

2 Select the program step where you would like your new program operations to be added. These new program operations will be inserted after the selected program step. In this example, steps will be appended to the end of the program. 3 Press the Record Into button. Edit toolbar > Record Into button A blue Edit Pin will be positioned between the currently selected program step and the following step indicating the current Record Into position. In this example, steps will be appended to the program.

Select program step and press the Record Into button

The system will prepare to append new program steps

NOTE When editing a program that has already been played back, the context generation will occur automatically, filling in context dependent program steps automatically from the previously acquired program data. For programs that have not yet been played back, the software will prompt the operator to manually measure all context dependent features prior to completing the context generation. 4 Once the Record Into edit command has been initiated, the user can measure or construct new features or insert export or print command steps according to the standard software procedures discussed earlier. 5 When the step or steps have been added, press the Edit tab to leave the Record Into mode. The added program steps will be shown in the current program edit list. 6 Press the save button to save the program with the new steps included. System toolbar > System menu > Save button

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