Good morning. I am trying to design a new multipart project where I will need to take the project off the CNC put another on and back and forth. If I use a “custom” zero point, meaning, not using the center or one of the corners, will the Masso controller remember that zero point after homing for each file? Thank you
Hey Kevin,
What do you mean with homing? Homing has to be done only once, after the startup of the machine.
Homing ≠ Returning to home coordinates.
Have you thought of using a fence attached to the wasteboard? You would set the workpiece zero related to this fence only once and you would not have to set workpiece zero again for every similar workpiece: You could just re-run the same program over and over.
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Hello Aiph,
I do use a fence. As far for homing would be, for example, the next day and the system was turned off, and I would need to home. Some projects I will use the center as opposed to the corners for XY zero.
For example: Project A I use the center to for my work origin. I have to take it of to say pour epoxy. I then put Project B on the machine and use the lower left for XY zero. Done for the day turn everything off.
I put project A back on the CNC home will it remember I used the center for XY zero?
Yes it should.
I would also write down the machine coordinates of that point.
There is a more elegant way, you could use the MDI commands G54- G59.
The G54 is the default work home. The coordinate system is usually displayed on the second line of the masso screen. Usually you will see G54 there.
By just typing G5X (X being a numerical value of 5 to 9) you can change the coordinate system. It will also remember the z0 if you have a tool setter.
Those commands can be inserted into the g code manually after loading the program for example, or can possibly be changed in your CAM software. (VCarve cannot, deskproto can for example)
It is important to read the first few lines of the g code to see if your CAM software includes the G54 command which would reset the coordinate system to default.
The masso controller will let you edit the first g code too, so there would be another place where to change the coordinate system.
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Good information thank you!! The more I am using the Elite the more I am finding useful features.
Alot to learn LOL
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