Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: axis naming conventions

Based on what you just said, the longitudnal axis on a lathe would then be
the Z axis and the cross slide travel would have to be the X axis instead of
the other way around.

Smoke
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: axis naming conventions

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>Smoke wrote:
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>> This is definitely NOT true! Over at the local college where I learned

CNC

>> programming, the Z axis on a lathe DOES NOT EXIST! The cutting toll
>> operates on the Y axis.
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>This is a patch used when milling programs are used to generate lathe
>toolpaths, or a milling NC control is used on a lathe. The RS-274D
>definition document defines the primary linear axis parallel to the axis
>of spindle rotation as the Z axis. That is the definition that sets up all
>the customary features of G-code programming, so it should rule.
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>If you look at commercial turning centers, or even at lathe-specific
>DROs, you will see the display axes labeled X and Z.
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>Jon
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