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Post by stevengyork on Nov 21, 2018 14:53:43 GMT
Hi. First post here. I’ve been a member of countless forums—ski boats, karting, trucks, audio equipment etc. This is by far the most helpful and civil forum I have ever experienced. Refreshing!
Quick question. I’m doing some simple signs with multiple operations. Would the work coordinate system be helpful here to locate consistently the center point of my stock? So, instead of locating as close as possible the center point between operations, can I just set a G54 coordinate in lieu of a G92 command. I do have the homing switches.
Thanks everyone.
Steve.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 22, 2018 2:58:38 GMT
Absolutely. That’s the intended purpose of a work coordinate system. You can use the G10 command to set all the work coordinate systems where you want them. Have you checked out the video in setting work coordinate system video in the vid tutorial sticky?
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Post by stevengyork on Nov 22, 2018 17:42:37 GMT
Thanks Derek. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 22, 2018 22:27:18 GMT
Same to you Steven. Looks like you've got something coming your way!
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Post by stevengyork on Nov 22, 2018 23:10:54 GMT
Yup. Power Route coming to south Denver. So excited.
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Post by Bruce on Nov 22, 2018 23:29:54 GMT
Wow, looks like the Power Route is finding its market! Congrats on your new CNC, Steven.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 23, 2018 2:51:17 GMT
Yup, the Power Route has really taken off.
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Post by stevengyork on Nov 23, 2018 15:24:01 GMT
Thanks Bruce. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
One more question. If I’m using the coordinates system, do I not delete the G54 command in the gcode? Sorry if this seems elementary.
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Post by Derek the Admin on Nov 23, 2018 22:13:40 GMT
It's no problem Steve. That's what the forum's all about.
If you fully intend to use G54, then it's okay to leave in there. By default, when you boot the controller up the G54 system is selected. In other words, if no other system is intentionally selected then G54 is what is active. I have advised people to delete the G54 line in the past to get rid of the "trap" that exists if you were to have another coordinate system selected that you intended to run the program on, only to have the program change to another coordinate system without you expecting it.
In our production environment, I do have coordinate system selections in a lot of our programs. That's just fine as long as you know what's about to happen.
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