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Programming: Programming aids
4.1
Adding comments
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4.1
Adding comments
Application
You can add comments to a part program to explain program steps
or make general notes.
Depending on the
lineBreak machine parameter,
the TNC displays comments that can no longer be
completely displayed on the screen, in several lines,
or the
>> character appears on the screen.
The last character in a comment block must not have
any tilde (
~).
You have the following possibilities for adding comments.
Entering comments during programming
Enter the data for a program block, then press the semicolon
key ";" on the alphabetic keyboard—the TNC displays the dialog
prompt
COMMENT?
Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the
END key
Inserting comments after program entry
Select the block to which a comment is to be added
Select the last word in the block with the right arrow key, then
press the semicolon key (
;): The TNC displays the dialog prompt
COMMENT?
Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the
END key
Entering a comment in a separate block
Select the block after which the comment is to be inserted
Initiate the programming dialog with the semicolon key (
;) on
the alphabetic keyboard
Enter your comment and conclude the block by pressing the
END key