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DNGUYEN1

Member

From: KS

Registered: 2005-06-16

Posts: 32

Active Coord Sys Axis move

Hi all,
Please help!! Some how my "Machine Origin" Axis  is moved to differrent place with  the center of Rotary of vertical 5 axis machine and  the "Z" point to differrent direction with my spindle direction
on the MDI won't let me do the Tool change, I can jog X,Y,Z just except tool change.

   thanks
  dnguyen

SergeV

Senior Member

From: Irvine, CA

Registered: 2004-10-08

Posts: 507

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Re: Active Coord Sys Axis move

The axis identified as "Machine Origin" is a static point and will not move with the machine.

It is the absolute origin for the machine view. It is different from what is refered as the machine zero, which is the zero position of the tool component based on the machine kinematics.

I only display it when I build a machine as a reference. But I make sure to remove it for the simulation. I mainly use the Driven Point Zero Axis. It shows the position of the active work offset, and the driven point on the tool. Once I am sure the work offset is correct, I clear all axes to improve the simulation performance.