Inserting a Hold or Stop Command

Hi Forum,

I spend a lot of time editing and adding programs that were made by other people. Is there a way to insert a stop command in the program so I had have the program run to a certain point then stop. I know other CMM OS's have this feature. I didn't see it in PC DIMS. I have version 2022.2.

Hi-Tech Redneck over 1 year ago

Routine/end
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RobOntario over 1 year ago

Ctl-b
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louisd over 1 year ago

So you can "BREAKPOINT" a spot in the routine with (CTL+B). which will stop the execution wherever the red circle is placed within the edit window.
You can just earmark the code with a "Bookmark" (CTL + F2), which will make a teal color wherever the cursor is when you select the command. It won't stop the routine however.

You can also create a comment which will pause the execution until a user affirms the comment with a mouse click or the enter/spacebar on the jogbox or keyboard: COMMENT/OPER or COMMENT/YESNO or COMMENT/INPUT (will allow you to add operator entry data you can use as an assign or report value)
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Schlag over 1 year ago

I do comments all the time. If I add features / edit a prg when the change is coming up I have the comment stop the prg, so you can let it run at full speed and when the prg stops, you can move forward cautiously with the jogbox in hand. I do the same after all my changes are completed so I can then let the prg run out on its own and I dont need to baby sit.
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George over 1 year ago

Again, many thanks for the responses. I now know more than my instructor.
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