[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mach3 homing

I have to run a macro to home the machine???

Thanks. How do i do this?

Does this mean that nobody, ever, wants to home their lathe with a 'home
all' button like there is on the mill GUI?

I find it very strange. I have looked at every button on the lathe gui and
can't find anything at all about. It still feels like I'm missing
something..

Regards
Roland

On 21 March 2012 20:09, Michael Fagan <woodworker88@...> wrote:

> G28 is "go home" not "set home position". You need to run a home all axes
> macro which sets your G52 machine coordinate zero.
>
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> On Mar 21, 2012 1:18 PM, "Roland Jollivet" <Roland.Jollivet@...>
> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > I got my lathe cnc'ed and been playing around with it. It works fine.
> >
> > But today I installed home switches on the X and Z and am confused.
> >
> > I'm used to turbocnc, and on that I used to use G28. It would move off
> > towards the home switches and then back off, with the display showing
> > 0,0,0. Easy and simple........
> >
> > On mach, in the diagnostic screen, I can see the buttons 'light' up when
> I
> > press the home switches. But if I type G28, the Z goes off towards the
> > tailstock and the switch has absolutely no effect ??
> >
> > At first I only had the X home switch set up, with Z not enabled, but
> the Z
> > would still move off ?? So then I thought, strangely that I'd HAVE to
> have
> > the Z home switch installed, which i did, but that has no effect either.
> >
> > If I type G28 X0, it goes off in either direction depending on where it
> is,
> > but the switch still has no effect.
> >
> > I have not changed the default values for the home positions in the
> config.
> > Right now I just want mach3 to respond to the switches. How does one
> > perform a simple home function?
> >
> > Turbocnc also had a 'home axes' option. I can't find this in mach3
> >
> > A bit long winded, but trying to be clear ablout what I've done so far.
> > Help appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> > Roland
> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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