M3 User Manual

Video Inspection Software User’s Guide

4 Navigate to and select the desired bitmap (.bmp) image and press Save. The image should be no more than approximately 320 by 240 pixels.

5 Press the Done button to insert the message. The message will be displayed at the appropriate point when the program runs.

Requesting User Data (Variables) Variable data provided by the user at run time is shown in report template headers and reports. To include requests for user data in a part program: 1 During program creation: If your system is configured to include the Ask button in the Extra menu, press the Extra menu button and then press the Ask button to add a request for data at the desired point in the program execution. Measure toolbar > Extra Menu button > Ask button OR 1 During program editing: Select the program step before the desired insertion point and then press the Ask button. Program Edit toolbar > Ask button

2 Enter the data request message into the Message field. 3 Enter the variable name that will be assigned to the data on template headers and reports into the Display field. The field title will change from Display to Variable Name. The variable name should reflect the reason for the data. For example, if the data request message asks the user to "Enter the lot number", then the variable name should be "Lot number".

159

Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online