I was under the impression that Mach4 does not treat the axis/motor relationships the same way as Mach3 so was ignoring that default homing set for A. Are you telling me then that the numbers next to XYZABCetc are actually the motor numbers and their labelling is just misleading?

Ive never used mach3 so i cannot comment on that but you will notice it doesnt matter how you set the motors on the axis mapping it doesnt reflect in the homeing screen.

DazTheGas

x = 1, y= 2, z =3, a =4, b= 5, c= 6

x = 1, y= 2, z =3, a =4, b= 5, c= 6

Is that mach3 as mach4 is  X = 0, Y= 1, Z =2, A =3, B= 4, C= 5

DazTheGas

thanks daz

Quick update. I tried everything suggested short of rewiring my motors to match the XYZYslave pattern as I've been too busy with life and getting some jobs cut. No dice so far.

I got this from the ArtSoft guys, so it sounds like the 1234 stuff in Mach4's homing is meaningless and only the axis letter labels matter.

Hello Shane, the axis labeling is for the motor on the labeled Axis. The smooth stepper takes control for homing form Mach regardless of being slaved.

At this point I'm going to hold out for the "significant overhaul" of the plugin from Warp9 which is supposed to be out soon before putting any more time into it as it sounds like they're making some changes to homing in it.