5 Using the Control Software
5.3 Software Interface
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Info Table: Absolute Position Panel
Column
Displays
Absolute
The position of the tool in the current coordinate system.
Relative
The position of the tool relative to the Work coordinates.
Machine
The position of the tool relative to the machine's home position.
Dist to go
The distance remaining until the end of the current line of code (if a program or NC code is
currently running).
Right clicking on the Actual Position window provides other options such as Set Position, Zero position,
Goto and Hide.
5.3.2.3.
Machine Info Panel
The Machine Info panel provides information on the current tool, tool reference point, feed rate, spindle
speed, number of passes made, coordinate system in use, as well as the current block and total number
of blocks in the program.
When a part program is running, the Machine Info panel also provides a dynamic display of the elapsed
machining time and highlights the block of code that is currently being executed.
The Machine Info panel includes the following information.
Info Table: Machine Info Panel
Shows the tool number currently in use.
Displays the diameter of the current tool
Shows the current feed rate, in inches/min or mm/min.
Shows the current spindle speed, in RPM.
Shows how many times the program has been run.
