My approach ... Put the table in position and walk up to it like you are going to operate it... The bottom left hand corner - the corner nearest your left hand should be the origin. X increases to the right. Y increases away from you. If you do that you will have a "standard" layout and anyone else who walks up to the machine will find the machine familiar.
That will also make everything on the CNC screen look right and it will jive with your Cad thinking also... Did you buy that machine that you have included the link to.. ?? If so tell us how you like it. Dave On 10/17/2013 6:21 AM, Richard Thornton wrote: > Thanks John! > > Could you please take a look at > http://www.carving-cnc.com/cnc6040-series/cnc-6040z-s80-new-router-engraver-drilling-and-milling-machine.html > and let me know whether you think the longest axis should be X or Y? > > Best Regards > Richard > > >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 5 >> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:23:27 -0500 >> From: John Thornton <bjt...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, >> please help... >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Message-ID: <525d25a...@gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> I do have some Scottish in my blood I believe... I had red hair at one >> time lol. >> >> With no limits or home switches I would configure the axes as follows: >> Axis MIN_LIMIT MAX_LIMIT >> X 0 - 550 (if that is the X travel) >> Y 0 - 400 >> Z 0 - 60 >> >> I would move the axes to the following positions then home each axis: >> X left most position (of the tool, you might have to move the table to >> the right to move the tool to the left) >> Y rear most position (of the tool) >> Z fully up >> >> Now your machine limits match your machine. You still have to touch off >> the work piece to machine a part but you will not run past the physical >> limits even if the program tries too. >> >> When you press the + key for an axis the tool should move in the >> following directions: >> X Right >> Y Away >> Z Up >> >> JT > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
