NC Subroutines Branch¶

Double clicking on an NC Subroutines branch in the Project Tree panel will display the NC Programs file selection window enabling you to add one or more external subroutine files.

Right-click on an NC Subroutines branch in the Project Tree panel to display the following menu:

Add NC Subroutine Files — Displays the NC Programs file selection window enabling you to add one or more external subroutine files.

Paste — Adds the contents of the paste buffer to the highlighted NC Subroutines branch in the Project Tree.

Delete All — Deletes all NC Subroutines from the NC Subroutines branch.

Expand All Children — Expands the NC Subroutines branch so that all of the NC Subroutine files are shown.

Collapse All Children — Collapses the NC Subroutines branch.

If the Configure icon is toggled “on”, the Configure NC Subroutines Branch menu displays at the bottom of the Project Tree.

NC Subroutine File¶

Right-click on an NC Subroutine file in the Project Tree panel to display the following menu.

Edit — Opens the highlighted NC Subroutine in the NC Program Editor window.

Replace — Opens the NC Programs file selection window enabling you select one, or more external subroutine files to replace the NC subroutine files highlighted in the Project Tree.

Add NC Subroutine Files — Displays the NC Programs file selection window enabling you to add one or more external subroutine files.

Cut — Cuts the highlighted NC Subroutine file from the Project Tree and puts it in the paste buffer.

Copy — Copies the highlighted NC Subroutines file from the Project Tree to the paste buffer.

Paste — Replaces the highlighted NC Subroutines file, with the NC Subroutines file contained in the paste buffer.

Delete — Deletes the highlighted NC Program file from the Project Tree.

↘️ Shortcut: Double clicking on an NC Subroutine file in the Project Tree panel will open the highlighted NC Subroutine in the NC Program Editor window.

Right-click with multiple NC subroutine files highlighted in the Project Tree to display the following menu:

To use the above features for multiple NC subroutine files at the same time, select the desired NC subroutine files using one of the following methods:

Select multiple files in sequence — Click first file name in the sequence, then press and hold the <Shift> key while clicking the last file name

Select additional or non-sequential files — Press and hold the <Control> key while selecting each additional file.

With either method, selecting a file name a second time while holding down the <Control> key unselects the file.

Each of the features in the above menu behave exactly as described for a single highlighted NC subroutine file except that the selected feature is applied to all of the highlighted NC subroutine files.