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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool Position
« on: November 26, 2008, 02:07:38 PM »
Usually you just do a RefAll once when you start Mach, the only other time you would have to do it is if for some reason you lose steps or press the Stop button (or E-Stop) while the machine is in motion. You can press the Stop after you have done a feedhold or the machine is not moving without the risk of losing position .
Once you have done a Ref All then that lets Mach know where the machine coords of your machine is.
You can then Jog X Y and Z to where you want to start cutting and then press the zero button for each axis and that will make a work offset zero, you can confirm this buy pressing your Machine CoOrds button once and you will see that the distance in them is the distance you have just moved each axis, press it again and you will see that the work offset is zero. Normal practice for Z zero position is the surface of your work piece, X and Y may be a corner or the centre of the part but will be where you have told LazyCAM it is.
Hope you understand as I am not the best at explaining.
Hood
Once you have done a Ref All then that lets Mach know where the machine coords of your machine is.
You can then Jog X Y and Z to where you want to start cutting and then press the zero button for each axis and that will make a work offset zero, you can confirm this buy pressing your Machine CoOrds button once and you will see that the distance in them is the distance you have just moved each axis, press it again and you will see that the work offset is zero. Normal practice for Z zero position is the surface of your work piece, X and Y may be a corner or the centre of the part but will be where you have told LazyCAM it is.
Hope you understand as I am not the best at explaining.
Hood