1. Control Axes
1.1 Coordinate Words and Control Axis
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1. Control Axes
1.1 Coordinate Words and Control Axis
Function and purpose
In the standard specifications, there are 3 control axes, but, by adding an additional axis, up to 4
axes can be controlled.
The designation of the processing direction responds to those axes and uses a coordinate word
made up of alphabet characters that have been decided beforehand.
Program coordinates
Direction of
table movement
Direction of
table movement
Bed
X-Y table
+Z
+Z
+Y
+X
+X
+Y
Workpiece
X-Y table
Program coordinates
Direction of table
movement
Direction of table
revolution
+Z
+C
+X
+X
+Y
+Y
+C
Workpiece
X-Y and revolving table