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Post by zavior on Mar 28, 2019 12:01:18 GMT
After watching the video on youtube I attempted to set up my first work coordinate (G54) but was not successful. Here are the steps that I took:
Ran the homing cycle ($H).
Jogged my machine to where I want G54 to be.
Entered G10 L20 P1 X0 Y0 Z0 in the command line.
Then I jogged the router to a random location and then entered G54 into the command line to see if it worked but nothing happened.
I have a clamping system setup to run similar work off and this would save a lot of time.
Any ideas what went wrong?
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 28, 2019 12:32:21 GMT
G54 just selects a work coordinate system. The default system is G54, so selecting it won't change anything. You did, however, set up the origin for your G54 coordinate system with the G10 command.
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Post by zavior on Mar 28, 2019 14:41:19 GMT
Okay. So what command would I enter to move my router to that work coordinate? I thought if I entered G54 it would move the router to that location but nothing happened for me.
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Post by rowiac on Mar 28, 2019 15:43:34 GMT
Is there any reason that people are not using the Common Actions window in UGS for homing and zeroing? Manually typing in command strings is tedious--I'd rather just push a button for things I need to do all the time. So I use the buttons in Common Actions: "Home Machine" and "Return to Zero" all the time, and also "Reset Zero" in conjunction with the buttons in the Jog Controller to set the zero. I can't remember the last time I manually typed in a code in the command line--just sayin'.  |
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Post by Derek the Admin on Mar 29, 2019 10:51:31 GMT
Once you've set your zero point you can also type G0 X0 Y0 to return to that XY position.
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Post by joebob296 on Mar 30, 2019 23:01:17 GMT
Is there any reason that people are not using the Common Actions window in UGS for homing and zeroing? Manually typing in command strings is tedious--I'd rather just push a button for things I need to do all the time. So I use the buttons in Common Actions: "Home Machine" and "Return to Zero" all the time, and also "Reset Zero" in conjunction with the buttons in the Jog Controller to set the zero. I can't remember the last time I manually typed in a code in the command line--just sayin'. This is the way I've done it. |
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Post by zavior on Mar 31, 2019 16:14:27 GMT
I'm new to this whole CNC thing. Now I understand the concept of the WCS. I thought by pressing G54, G55, etc would bring me back to the set home position. Home to zero brings me back to that coordinate. Believe me, I prefer pressing buttons then entering commands. Thanks for helping me make sense of this.
-Newbie
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