[mckamachine]

working with a hawacheon turning center with a fanuc 18T control cannot figure out how to copy a program into a new one so can edit it for a different part. can anyone help?

[sinha_nsit]

Method on 0i Mate TC is given below. I hope it is same or similar on your machine:

Copying an entire program
Assuming that the existing program number 1234 is to be copied to create a new program number 2345, carry out the following steps:
• Select the EDIT mode on the MOP panel.
• Press the PROG key on the MDI panel.
• Type O1234 (or simply 1234) and press the O SRH soft key.
• Press the soft key OPRT. If OPRT does not appear, press the return menu soft key.
• Press the next menu soft key.
• Press the soft key EX-EDT (external edit), followed by COPY and ALL soft keys.
• Type 2345 and press INPUT on the MDI panel.
• Press the soft key EXEC (execute).

After this operation, we will have two programs O1234 and O2345 with the same contents. One of these may be selected for editing, and the other may be left unchanged.

Copying a part of a program
Assuming that a part of the existing program number 1234 is to be copied to create a new program number 2345, carry out the following steps:
• Select the EDIT mode on the MOP panel.
• Press the PROG key on the MDI panel.
• Type O1234 (or simply 1234) and press the O SRH soft key.
• Press the soft key OPRT. If OPRT does not appear, press the return menu soft key.
• Press the next menu soft key.
• Press the soft key EX-EDT, followed by COPY.
• Move the cursor to the start of the range to be copied and press the soft key CRSL~.
• Move the cursor to the end of the range to be copied and press the soft key ~CRSL or ~BTTM (in the latter case, the program up to the end is copied, regardless of the position of the cursor).
• Type 2345 and press INPUT on the MDI panel.
• Press the soft key EXEC.

After this operation, program number 1234 will remain unaffected, and the new program number 2345 will have the selected part of program number 1234.

[mckamachine]

thanks for the info ill give it a try in the morning