Basic Operation of the iModela Controller
Chapter 1 Basic Operation
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About the Cutting Tool Location Display
Coordinate Display
The iModela Controller displays the current location of the cutting tool as a set of numeric values. The numeric
values that indicate the location of the cutting tool are called "coordinates," and the starting point for the co-
ordinates is called the "origin." The following figure shows a location that has been moved from the origin by
30 millimeters along the X axis, 20 millimeters along the Y axis, and 10 millimeters along the Z axis. The X-axis
distance is called the "X coordinate." The Y- and Z-axis distances are similarly called the "Y coordinate" and the
"Z coordinate." The distances from the origin to the cutting tool along each axis are the coordinate values.
About Y-Axis Movement
Under the factory default settings, Y-axis movement assumes a direction of cutting tool movement
relative to the object being cut. This means that clicking a Y-axis feed button makes the table move
in the opposite direction from what the arrow indicates.
You can use the iModela Controller to set the direction that the table moves when you click a Y-axis
feed button.
C l ick !
Origin
10 mm
20 mm
30 mm
This location is displayed as "X = 30 mm,
Y = 20 mm, and Z = 10 mm."
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