# Z Axis limits issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting (X35/X50)\ **Created:** [June 9, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994 "2021-06-09T00:34:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bwest0817](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bwest0817](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bwest0817)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/1 "2021-06-09T00:34:57Z")
I’m trying to do my first cut with my Onefinity, I made a couple super basic shapes in Easel, a circle, square, and triangle. They’re all shallow cuts, between 2mm and 3mm. I’m trying to cut a 5mm piece of thin plywood. I export the G Code onto a USB stick and plug that into my Onefinity. I keep getting this error: “Caution: The current tool path file would move 3.81mm above axis limit with the current offset.” I always zero my machine, then I jog the Z axis down to the work area. I’m VERY far from my Z axis height limit when cutting on a 5mm piece of plywood, so I don’t understand why my gcode would be sending a command that takes me above the max? Any help is greatly appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![RonHoppus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/ronhoppus/32/2374_2.png) [@RonHoppus](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/RonHoppus)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/2 "2021-06-09T04:06:10Z")
You should Home the machine and then Zero it to the work piece the same as your model is setup (lower left corner, center). If using a Touch Probe this is pretty easy on the Corner but if centered you need to eyeball the bit to the center and manually Zero (on controller) this location. Then Zero Z with probe or piece of paper method. Hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![bwest0817](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bwest0817](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bwest0817)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/3 "2021-06-09T20:31:05Z")
Hi Ron, I believe this is exactly what I’m doing. I always home the machine when I start, and then I jog the machine down until the bit is centered to the material. I still get the same error. No matter how high up or down I jog the Z, I still get the warning that I’m 3.81mm above limit on the file. ---
**Author:** ![CaveKing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/caveking/32/2741_2.png) [@CaveKing](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/CaveKing)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/4 "2021-06-09T21:18:25Z")
Hi Brandon, After moving the bit to the Z zero position are you clicking on the offset button to set the z position to 0? ![Z Zerro](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/5/5ed1414a46d83ff70298b322bf5966dd771bda54.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bwest0817](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bwest0817](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bwest0817)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/5 "2021-06-09T23:00:27Z")
No! That is probably it! So that button tells the machine “This is the zero of my surface”? Do I do that with X and Y as well? ---
**Author:** ![OnefinityCNC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/onefinitycnc/32/7_2.png) [@OnefinityCNC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/OnefinityCNC)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/6 "2021-06-09T23:02:58Z")
Brandon, please watch these: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/a/4/a40d4a28d0b048ce210df2e37bfcf6f2726d6e2b.jpeg "Onefinity Walk Through Session Via Zoom Live") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm7je4rHA_Y) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/c/8/c82c09af90489f3b066a19d3c9b8371548836b42.jpeg "Onefinity User Interface for Beginners") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aS7j0AVRCA) ---
**Author:** ![CaveKing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/caveking/32/2741_2.png) [@CaveKing](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/CaveKing)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/7 "2021-06-09T23:26:40Z")
Yes you would do that for X & Y as well to set the work zero positions. You could also read this in the FAQ section [Help! My Toolpath says 'Under' or 'Over"! (A FAQ on why)](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/help-my-toolpath-says-under-or-over-a-faq-on-why/1982) it is a great write up. ---
**Author:** ![bwest0817](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bwest0817](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bwest0817)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/8 "2021-06-09T23:36:46Z")
Thanks so much! Appreciate the help. ---
**Author:** ![bwest0817](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bwest0817](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/bwest0817)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/9 "2021-06-09T23:36:58Z")
Thank you, I’ll watch these later. =) ---
**Author:** ![Makesjunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Makesjunk](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Makesjunk)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/z-axis-limits-issue/5994/10 "2022-12-21T04:05:23Z")
Hi everybody I’m actually getting the same error message did you fix the issue? Any help would be appreciated