For each position, you will either need to select Set Softlimit or Skip in order to proceed. As you move through the
wizard, the image will change to help you visualize the correct positions. When you set the maximum softlimits for
each machine, the control will set your Home position to the same place, unless the machine has previously been
homed.
For reference, while facing the machine, X maximum travel is with the table all the way to the left and the spindle
nose all the way to the right of the table. Y maximum travel is with the table as close to the operator as it can go and
the spindle nose near the far edge of the table.
After exiting the wizard, limits will be activated. It is now possible to enable the machine and jog the axes into their
limits. When the limit is reached, the machine will cease moving in that direction. It is a good idea to turn down the jog
rate and test the limits at this point.
To set the units for each axis, the pitch of the ballscrew, the number of teeth on the ballscrew pulley, and the number
of teeth on the motor pulley must be known. An
option is available for other systems of motion or if the data
is not known.
The wizard will go through each axis individually in order (X, Y, Z). For each axis, you must enter the three pieces of
data. Every time you change the data, the new units will be calculated and applied to the axis. To verify the units, a 1"
dial indicator can be used. The wizard supplies options to move the axis back and forth distances up to an inch.
Otherwise, verification can be done by manually jogging or commanding MDI motion.
Use extreme caution while testing limits in the event that an axis was accidentally skipped or set at an incorrect
position.
Units
