You can use STEP-NC Machine to adjust your machining program by rearranging operations, grouping things into new sub-workplans, adding NC functions, or removing operations that are no longer needed.

Initially, the program may be locked to protect it from accidental changes. This is indicated by an icon in the toolbar above the program. Click on the icon to toggle between Locked and Unlocked.

When the program is unlocked, drag and drop items to move them around within the program. Dragging an element onto a workplan adds it as the first element of the workplan, otherwise the element is added after the one it is dropped on. You can also use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to adjust the ordering of items.

If you no longer need a workingstep or workplan, you can delete it by selecting it and then clicking the Delete Item button. You can also right click on the item and select Delete from the pop-up menu.

Add new items to the program using the Edit menu above the program, or you can right click where you want to add an item and pick from choices on the pop-up menu. The Insert Workplan item will add an empty workplan to the program, then you can drag and drop some workingsteps into it. The Insert NC Function item brings up a dialog box and you can select the type of item to add. Options include message display, optional or program stops.

Video showing Drag and Drop [wmv, 500k]