On 11/03/2011 8:14 PM, Brian May wrote: > This is kind of off the subject but may be useful in future releases. > > On haas machines they have a parameter called grid offset for each axis. > Basically it is a parameter that will "offset" the index pulse. This way you > can control where your machine zeros without having to fool with the encoders. > > EMC2 has the "HOME_OFFSET" parameter, that moves the home position to an arbitrary distance from the home switch or home switch-plus-index-pulse location. But, on the dual gantry setup, the two sides need to be kept coordinated at all times, so the homing needs to be done in a synchronized manner.
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