Your little gantry is the simplest for operators/programmers to understand the tool motion. The tool and machine components move in the same direction.
The cincinnati gantries I have seen have the Y axis as the long axis. The X axis across the short length of the gantry table. This may be a result of the shop owners preference. There is no requirement either way. Your preference in your shop is the way to set it up. On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Robert Shell <robert_sh...@hotmail.com>wrote: > In the past I have always chosen the longest axis to be my X axis.. and > for this machine I would also ... I do this because most of my work tends > to be longer in width than in height. So from the drawing to the machine, > everything is in the same orientation. > If you work consists of something like drilling little circuit boards or > similar, then just maybe I would make the X the shortest being that when > facing the machine I could get to the clamps/hold downs etc easier ... > > > Robert I. ShellLead Technical Specialist / Senior Software > EngineerTEKSystemsColumbus OhioCell: (740) 972-1085 > > > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:21:49 +1100 > > From: richie.thorn...@gmail.com > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, > please help... > > > > Thanks John! > > > > Could you please take a look at > > > http://www.carving-cnc.com/cnc6040-series/cnc-6040z-s80-new-router-engraver-drilling-and-milling-machine.html > > and let me know whether you think the longest axis should be X or Y? > > > > Best Regards > > Richard > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > > > >Message: 5 > > >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:23:27 -0500 > > >From: John Thornton <bjt...@gmail.com> > > >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Extremely confused about axis and home, > > > please help... > > >To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > >Message-ID: <525d25a...@gmail.com> > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > > >I do have some Scottish in my blood I believe... I had red hair at one > > >time lol. > > > > > >With no limits or home switches I would configure the axes as follows: > > >Axis MIN_LIMIT MAX_LIMIT > > >X 0 - 550 (if that is the X travel) > > >Y 0 - 400 > > >Z 0 - 60 > > > > > >I would move the axes to the following positions then home each axis: > > >X left most position (of the tool, you might have to move the table to > > >the right to move the tool to the left) > > >Y rear most position (of the tool) > > >Z fully up > > > > > >Now your machine limits match your machine. You still have to touch off > > >the work piece to machine a part but you will not run past the physical > > >limits even if the program tries too. > > > > > >When you press the + key for an axis the tool should move in the > > >following directions: > > >X Right > > >Y Away > > >Z Up > > > > > >JT > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > October Webinars: Code for Performance > > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > > > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. Just for you NSA - think autointercourse terrorist suitcase bomb sarin hello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
