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General Mach Discussion / Re: Linking DXF origin with tool table
« on: August 10, 2009, 07:56:14 PM »
Hmm....
When you click "ref all home" and click each axis so the DRO's all read zero, then no offset exists and machine coord's = program coord's ( you can easily check ). Now when you bring in your program, or post from LC, the origin of posted file is equal to origin of machine so to speak, then all you need to worry about is that you have enough +x and +y axis table movement.
BTW, for a lot of circular stuff i do, manny times i use the center of the circle, but, all positive numbers are better to work with. But then, if i have to put it back on the machine and do something i have an easy shape to find the center of.
Hope i got it right,
RICH
When you click "ref all home" and click each axis so the DRO's all read zero, then no offset exists and machine coord's = program coord's ( you can easily check ). Now when you bring in your program, or post from LC, the origin of posted file is equal to origin of machine so to speak, then all you need to worry about is that you have enough +x and +y axis table movement.
BTW, for a lot of circular stuff i do, manny times i use the center of the circle, but, all positive numbers are better to work with. But then, if i have to put it back on the machine and do something i have an easy shape to find the center of.
Hope i got it right,
RICH