14. Coordinates System Setting Functions
14.1 Coordinate Words and Control Axes
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14. Coordinates System Setting Functions
14.1 Coordinate Words and Control Axes
Function and purpose
There are three controlled axis for the basic specifications, but when an additional axis is added, up
to four axes can be controlled. Pre-determined alphabetic coordinate words that correspond to the
axes are used to designate each machining direction.
For XY table
Program coordinates
Table movement
direction
Table movement
direction
Bed
XY table
+Z
+Z
+Y
+X
+X
+Y
Workpiece
For XY table
Program coordinates
Table movement direction
Table rotation
direction
+Z
+C
+X
+X
+Y
+Y
+C
Workpiece
For XY and rotary table