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Coord - The tool will move to the XYZ position in program coordinates, machine coordinates, relative coordinates, or incrementally from the current position of the tool, depending on the option you select in this
Rate - You can set the feedrate by selecting one of the following from the pull- down menu:
Rapid - The machine tool moves at the maximum feedrate allowed by your current maximum feedrate settings in the Feedrate/Ramping Setup dialog box.
Feedrate - The machine tool moves at the feedrate you enter in the text box.
Home Mode
Start - Finds the home switch on all three axes. Homing moves each axis (one at a time) at a moderate feedrate to ensure that no steps are lost. To save time, it is recommended that you first jog each axis near the home switch before homing.
Once Machine Zero (home) is set, the machine tool envelope is redefined.
If Machine Zero was already set before homing, Anaheim Automation’s LC software displays a dialog showing the discrepancy between the previous Machine Zero and the new Machine Zero just found. This provides a convenient way to check that no steps were lost while cutting a part, within the accuracy limits of the home switch. The home switches supplied as an accessory, have a repeatability of
