This option sends text to the inspection report when the measurement routine is executed. Type the command COMMENT/REPT in the desired location of the Edit window. Type in the desired text, and press Enter. You can also access this option by selecting Insert | Report Command | Comment from the menu bar to show the Comment dialog box. Then select Report.
When the operator executes the measurement routine, PC-DMIS does not display these messages during execution. However, it does send them to the inspection report.
If you press the F9 key while the cursor is in a COMMENT/REPT command line, PC-DMIS displays the Comments dialog box, allowing you to alter the displayed message.
Command line in the Edit window:
COMMENT/REPT,
comment text
For more information on comments, see the "Inserting Programmer Comments" topic in the "Inserting Report Commands" chapter.