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After an axis has gone to the mechanical origin, the
icon will be displayed before the
axis in the axis coordinate area.
3.6.2 Setting Datum
If an absolute encoder is used, you can directly set the encoder zero conveniently without
having to make the axes go to the mechanical origin.
If the system has restarts, power-off, emergency stop or similar situations, the system will
automatically read the datum information and there is no need for manual datum setting.
However, if the drive or motor is replaced, manual setting of datum is needed.
Follow the steps below to set datum:
1. In
Manual
mode, control the target axis move to the target position.
2. Switch to
Homing
mode. In the menu bar, go to
Machine
>
Datum Setting
>
X-
axis(X)/Y-axis(Y)/Z-axis(Z)/All Axis Datum Setting
to set datum for a single axis
or all axes.
After setting datum for an axis, the
icon will be displayed before the axis in the axis
coordinate area.
3.7 Set Workpiece Origin
A certain point on the workpiece is selected as the workpiece origin (origin of the axis
coordinate system of the machining paths). The workpiece origin is fixed relative to the
points on the workpiece and mobile relative to the mechanical origin. Programmers select
the workpiece origin commonly under considerations of convenience for programming and
size conversion, and less machining error.
You can select one from the following methods to set the position of the workpiece origin:
Clearing
Centering
Setting workpiece offset and public offset parameters
Tool calibration
Setting tool compensation parameters
3.7.1 Clearing
When the machining accuracy requirement is not very high and the work piece has an
irregular shape, you can select the workpiece origin with the clearing method. Clearing
means to set the workpiece coordinates of the current point to 0.
Taking the X axis as an example, follow the steps below to execute clearing:
1. Control the X axis to move to the target point which you want to set as the
workpiece origin.
2. In
Auto
mode, click the F3 pull-down menu in the operation button bar and select
XClear
; or press the
F3
key; or click the X-axis workpiece coordinate button in the
axis coordinate area, a message box will be displayed, as shown below: