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General Mach Discussion / Re: Vise placement/reference?
« on: January 18, 2013, 12:26:11 PM »
Unless you have a fixture with a set reference point the point of origin for a part will always be a variable point depending on the part.
If you use your vise AND the part can always be placed at the edge of the fixed jaw(X Y intersection) then the origin can remain constant. BUT you will have to plan it that way in CAD/CAM as well.
It does NOT matter where the POO(point of origin) is as long as both CAM and Mach3 agree as to where it is to be.
Just a thought, (;-) TP
If you use your vise AND the part can always be placed at the edge of the fixed jaw(X Y intersection) then the origin can remain constant. BUT you will have to plan it that way in CAD/CAM as well.
It does NOT matter where the POO(point of origin) is as long as both CAM and Mach3 agree as to where it is to be.
Just a thought, (;-) TP