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x,y question
« on: May 24, 2012, 11:24:05 AM »
this might be a crazy ? but im am getting a cnc router but i do have cncmill, manual mill ect. and it is the x movement that is the longest of travel for the mills but the y is the longest for the router. can this be switch as to when you draw on cad you dont get confused or am i missing something.

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Re: x,y question
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2012, 02:00:28 PM »
You could change the pin assignments in Mach so that the Y becomes X and vice versa if you wished. One thing you can not change is the way the toolpath is displayed, X is left to right and Y is bottom to top on the screen.
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Re: x,y question
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2012, 02:09:51 PM »
ok thanks hood.