For conventional axis travels Z- is to the headstock and X- is infeed towrds the material. When I set the homing direction the other way, it will find the + home/limit switch ok, but it want's to set that home location as zero and if I have home location as 18 it will continue off into overtravel looking for it. I don't know how to get it to set the home switch location as something other than zero.
Thanks, Pete C. ------Original Mail------ From: "John Alexander Stewart" <ivatt...@gmail.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:42:28 -0400 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] New to LinuxCNC and PnCConf and need some help... Pete; Interesting project. Ok - homing; on my little Unimat CNC lathe, the Z axis is over at the right side of the bed, and the X axis is inward, furthest from the operators usual position. (website http://cnc-for-model-engineers.blogspot.com - but this site will be too basic for most here on this list) I have it set up to home Z first, then X. To change the direction of homing, just make the speed negative. I am not close to my machines; but in my mills, and this little lathe, some of the homing is in the negative speed range, so that the homing happens where I want it to. I'm sure someone else will pipe in; if not, I can send along the relevant ini lines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. Predictably reliable. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. Predictably reliable. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users