Adding comments
Application
You can add comments to an NC program in order to explain program steps or make general notes.
Description of function
You have the following possibilities for adding comments:
- Comment within an NC block
- Comment as a separate NC block
- Define existing NC block as comment
The control marks comments with a preceding ; character. The control does not execute comments during simulation or program run.
A comment may contain up to 255 characters.
Comments that include line breaks can be edited only in the Text editor mode or in the Form column.
Adding a comment as an NC block
To add a comment as a separate NC block:
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Adding a comment in an NC block
To add a comment within an NC block:
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Commenting an NC block out or in
Use the Comment out/in button to define an existing NC block as a comment or to change a comment back to an NC block.
To comment an existing NC block in or out:
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