Block specific comments

Explanatory comments can be inserted at almost any position of a NC-program. Also at the beginning of a program. Comments have no effects on the processing of an NC-machining-routine.

Comments start with a "(" character. If the comment is extended to the block end, for the separation the "(" character is sufficient. For comments completely within a NC-block also the corresponding ")" character is necessary.

Alternative a comment can be started with a semicolon ";". This kind of comment always is extended to the block end.

Comments could be of any length where, however, the maximum number of characters per block may not be exceeded.

A nesting of comments is possible.

Programming example

% 100 (Comment in complete brackets) 
N200 ... (Comment only with open bracket 
N300 (Comment (Nested comment)) 
N500 X10 (Comment within a block) Y20 
N700 ... ;Comment behind semicolon 
N999 M30
Block specific comments 1:

With the special commands #COMMENT BEGIN / END, which are described in the paragraph 11.5, it is possible to make a comment over any number of lines.

See also