Thanks for the quick reply!
Sub Main()
' Simple Auto Zero
' Based on the macros created be Big Tex - May 25 2010
' and modified by Poppa Bear 11dec10
Dim ZNew, Zplate, ZMaxRetract, Zplatetomaterial
Dim XWork, YWork, XMachine, YMachine, ZMachine
Dim XScale, YScale, ZScale
Dim xtoprobe, ytoprobe
Dim PlateOffset, MatOffset, TotalOffset
Dim MatOffsetYN
Dim ZClear, ClearAllow
Dim CurrentFeed
Dim CurrentAbsInc
Dim Response
XWork = GetOEMDRO(800) ' Get Current X Work Coordinate
YWork = GetOEMDRO(801) ' Get Current Y Work Coordinate
XMachine = GetOemDRO(83) ' Get Current X Machine Coordinate
YMachine = GetOemDRO(84) ' Get Current Y Machine Coordinate
ZMachine = GetOemDRO(85) ' Get Current Z Machine Coordinate
PlateOffset = GetUserDRO(1851) ' Get Plate Thickness DRO
MatOffset = GetUserDRO(1815) ' Get Material Offset DRO
If GetOEMLED(1863) Then ' Set Flag if Material Offset is used
MatOffsetYN=1
Else
MatOffsetYN=0
End If
'Get Axis Scale factors
ZScale = GetOEMDRO(61)
'Set All Axis' Scale to 1
Call SetOEMDRO(61,1)
Sleep(250)
CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) ' Get the current feedrate to return to later
CurrentAbsInc = GetOemLED(48) ' Get the current G90/G91 state
Zclear=GetOEMDRO(1814) ' Get Z Clearance Plane from DRO
'//////// the block below will set all your reusable vars depending on Inch or mm.
'//////// this sets the vars so you only need ONE large block of probing code.
If GetOEMLED(801) Then ' On = English Measure INCH
FirstProbeDist = 6.0 ' Probe down 6 inches
FirstRetractDist = 0.05 ' Then retract .05 inch
SecProbeDist = 0.25 ' Then probe down .25 inches
FirstProbeFeed = 10.0 ' First probe feed @ 10 ipm
SecondProbeFeed = 1.0 ' Second probe feed @ 1 ipm
ClearAllow = 0.125 ' Max Allowable Clearance = Z Machine Zero - .125in
Else ' Off = Metric Measure MM
FirstProbeDist = 150.0 ' Probe down 150mm
FirstRetractDist = 1.0 ' Then retract 1mm
SecProbeDist = 6.0 ' Then probe down 6mm
FirstProbeFeed = 250.0 ' First probe feed @ 250 mm/min
SecondProbeFeed = 25.0 ' Second probe feed @ 25 mm/min
ClearAllow = 2.0 ' Max Allowable Clearance = Z Machine Zero - 2mm
End If
'//////// Error Condition checking code
If GetOemLED(16)<>0 Then ' Check for Machine Coordinates
Code "(Please change to working coordinates)"
Exit Sub ' Exit if in Machine Coordinates
End If
If GetOemLED(825)<>0 Then
Code "(Z-Plate Grounded Check connection and try again)"
Exit Sub ' Exit if probe is tripped
End If
If PlateOffset < 0 Then
Code "(Plate Thickness < 0 - Please Correct and try again)"
Exit Sub ' Exit If Plate Thickness is less than 0
End If
If MatOffsetYN=1 Then
If MatOffset < 0 Then
Code "(Warning - Material Offset < 0)"
Sleep(3000)
End If
End If
If ZClear <= 0 Then
Code "(Clearance Plane Must > 0 - Please Reset)"
Exit Sub ' Exit If Clearance Plane is less than or equal to 0
End If
If MatOffsetYN=1 Then ' If Use Material Offset = Yes
TotalOffset = PlateOffset - MatOffset
Else
TotalOffset = PlateOffset
End If
'//////// Start Probing Code, Probe In -Z direction.
'//////// The vars will be Inch or Metric from above if/else statment
sleep(1000) ' Pause for 1 second to give time to position probe plate
Code "F" & FirstProbeFeed ' Set feedrate to 10 ipm or 300mm/min
Code "(Probing for Z Zero.....)" ' Puts this message in the status bar
ZNew = (GetOEMDro(802) - FirstProbeDist ) ' Probe move to current Z - 6 inches
Code "G90 G31 Z" & Znew
While IsMoving() ' Wait for probe move to finish
Wend
ZNew = GetVar(2002) ' Read the touch point
Code "G0 Z" & ( ZNew + FirstRetractDist ) ' Move up .05 inch or 1mm in case of overshoot
While IsMoving()
Wend
Code "F" & SecondProbeFeed ' Set feedrate to 1 ipm or 25mm/min
ZNew = (GetOEMDro(802) - SecProbeDist ) ' Probe move to current Z - .25 inches
Code "G90 G31 Z" & Znew
While IsMoving()
Wend
ZNew = GetVar(2002) ' Read the touch point
Code "G0 Z" & ZNew ' Move back to hit point in case of overshoot
While IsMoving()
Wend
Call SetOEMDRO (802, TotalOffset) ' Set the Z axis DRO to plate thickness
sleep(500) ' Pause for DRO to update.
'Make Sure Z Clearance Plane is below Home Switch. If not, Notify User and Proceed.
ZMaxRetract = Abs(GetOemDRO(85)) - ClearAllow ' Distance to Home Switch - Clearance Allowance
If ZClear - TotalOffset > ZMaxRetract Then
Response = MsgBox ("Warning !!!" & (Chr(13)) & "Z Clearance Plane is Above Z Axis Home Switch." & (Chr(13)) & "Press OK To Retract Safely Below Switch" & (Chr(13)) & "Or Press Cancel to Exit Operation",49,"Insufficient Z Clearance!!")
If Response = 1 Then ' If OK
ZClear = TotalOffset + ZMaxRetract ' Retract to Z Machine zero - .125in or 2mm
ElseIf Response = 2 Then ' If Cancel
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Code "G0 Z" & ZClear ' Retract to Z Clearance Plane
While IsMoving()
Wend
Call SetOEMDRO(61,ZScale)
Sleep(250)
Code "(Z axis is now zeroed.)"
If CurrentAbsInc = 0 Then 'if G91 was in effect before then return to it
Code "G91"
End If
End Sub