Playing a Program Programs, in the form of groups of measured and constructed features and other software operations are played as a sequence of program steps. When a saved part is opened, the Feature List will become populated with shaded (gray) feature items. The gray color indicates that the features are not yet measured, or not yet played back. The feature data for a freshly opened part will reflect the last recorded actual values prior to saving the part program. As the program playback proceeds, measured features will display in white (pass or no tolerance) or red (fail tolerance) and reflect freshly acquired measurement data. Loading a Program for Playback The process of loading a program for playback is identical for all systems and fixturing types. To load a program for playback: 1 Press the Open File button to display the Open Part File dialog. System toolbar > System menu > Open File button 2 Select the desired part file and press Open to load the file.
Press the Open File button
Select the desired file and press Open
In CNC systems, if the part program file contains permanent fixturing, the program will be loaded and executed immediately as described on the next page. In manual or CNC systems, if the part program file contains no fixturing or temporary fixturing, the program will be loaded, the program name will be shown at the top of the Feature List, the program status at the bottom of the Feature List will indicate that the program is playing unregistered and the system will wait for the user to establish a reference frame (part registration). A flashing red dot will be displayed to guide the user during registration.
Programs without permanent fixturing will wait for part registration
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