I’m wanting to use the homing pull off setting to set my machine at (X0, Y0) on my workspace. Currently I would need to pull off 3mm for X and 5mm for Y. It doesn’t appear there is a way to do this with the default $27 command. Is there a way to manipulate the config file or another setting that would allow me to do this? I know I could either move my homing switches (which would be rather difficult) or set a 0,0 work coordinate but would rather have the home command accomplish this in hopes of reducing the amount of processes I have to remember at the start of a project. I should probably mention that part of my reasoning is that I have a clearly marked grid system on my spoil board that I rely on for WCS. Thanks in advance for any comments or feedback!
Home (Machine Coordinates) and Zero (Word Coordinates) are two different layers. 1) Home 2) Jog to where you want 0,0,0 3) Hit SETZERO Done Jog around and stop somewhere random. Power off the machine Come back next day 1) Home (re-establishes all stored locations, and aligns real machine position with theoretical) 2) Click GOTOZERO and see how it goes right back to where you last set zero.
That is what I do currently, was hoping to eliminate hitting the gotozero button as it never changes in relation to “home” position. Is there not a way to adjust each axis home switch pull off independently? I’m fine accomplishing this as you suggested, just figured I’d ask if this is even possible.
It's only one click . How you do things is up to you of course, but I wouldn't set workplace zero that close to home anyway - some tool paths (eg surfacing toolpath in Fusion) go outside the dimensions of the workpiece and there's a high risk of hitting a limit switch. Alex.
Just to clarify, I don’t want workplace zero to be near home, rather where I set it for each work piece. I’m wanting to set the machine coordinate “0” near home so that it aligns with my spoil board grid. This would allow me to, let’s say, command a move to 150x,y and it actually move to 150x,y, and not 150x,y - (-3x,-5y) from the pull off location. Hopefully this makes more sense, if not oh well, I’ll just keep doing things as is. Still wondering if each axis pull off distance can be set independently, any ideas there?
Pull of doesn't change the position of Mpos:0. Pull off just "pulls off the switch to avoid triggering it". 0 is ALWAYS set at the point where the swith TRIGGERS. After moving to pull off you are at Mpos axis negative(pulloffvalue) If you do a G53 G0 X0 move for example it SHOULD run into the switch and if its a good switch it should actually trigger. G53 G0 X-1 should not trigger. G53 G0 X-<pulloffvalue> should definately not trigger the switch
Remember - coordinates are just a set of numbers used to identify a point in 3d space. If you have set a workplace co-ordinate that aligns with your grid there's no reason why you shouldn't use that co-ordinate system to move - you don't HAVE to use the machine co-ordinate system. Also, if you are using absolute movement (G90) rather than incremental moves (G91) - which would normally be the case unless you were running a specialist piece of code (eg probing) - the command G0 Xnnn Ynnn would go to that absolute co-ordinate in the current workplace co-ordinate system, not the specified distance from where the machine is now. Alex.
What about looking into G28/G30? Set stored position to align with grid. Home, then Goto G28 or Goto G30 That way it doesn't interfere with Work Coordinates either. Jog to where you want it, then set it from the menu next to gotozero near the DROs.
Haha, I was just looking at that and getting ready to ask about G28/30…. Looks like this will accomplish what I’m after.
