Question Re: Work Offsets

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "inetd_conf" <benedict@h...>
wrote:

>
> In MDI mode, if I typed "G0X0Y0Z0", it would go to (0,0,0) in the
> relative coordinate frame. If I ran the program, it would attempt
> to go to (0,0,0) in the absolute machine coordinate frame (the Z
> value of which was well inside the workpiece).
>

Z=0 is UP on a vertical mill (away from the work). Any Z movement
from home position is negative to the machine coordinates.

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