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Mach3 under Vista / Re: Help with STEPS PER UNIT CALCULATOR
« on: October 04, 2018, 06:31:36 AM »
Hi ,
I see the confusion.
'Pitch' is the distance between the crest of adjacent threads and 'Thread Starts' are the number of individual threads.
Basically the calculation provides the distance the carriage moves from one complete revolution of the screw and this is defined as the 'Lead'.
You do not have to complete the lower part of the calculator to obtain the Steps per Unit.
Once you have established the correct Steps per Unit they can be checked by using the Axis Calibration feature on the Settings page.
Tweakie.
I see the confusion.
'Pitch' is the distance between the crest of adjacent threads and 'Thread Starts' are the number of individual threads.
Basically the calculation provides the distance the carriage moves from one complete revolution of the screw and this is defined as the 'Lead'.
You do not have to complete the lower part of the calculator to obtain the Steps per Unit.
Once you have established the correct Steps per Unit they can be checked by using the Axis Calibration feature on the Settings page.
Tweakie.