You use the touchoff button for that: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//gui_axis.html#cap:Touch-Off
G54 should be active by default (unless you select another coordinate system using g55..g59.3). Regards, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Guenther" <j.guent...@verizon.net> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day. > Good Morning, > > I am new to EMC2, I used EMC when I first got into CNC but switched to > Mach for many reasons that are not worth discussing here. My question > relates to initial part setup. I can't seem to find a simple way to > tell my mill where zero is. I use an electronic edge finder, so for > esample I jog the X axis around until I couch the left edge of the part. > Now, how do I tell EMC2 this is X0.0? If it makes any difference this > is a small benchtop mill and the way I work X0, Y0 is the lower left > corner of the part or material and none of my g-code uses the G54 - > G59.3 Select Coordinate System codes. > > Thanks in advance. > > John Guenther > 'Ye Olde Pen Maker' > Sterling, Virginia > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
