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Chapter 3 Basic Operation
3-4 Moving the Cutter

Terms Indicating the Cutter Position

This manual uses the following terms to indicate the position of the cutter.
➢ Coordinates
Numerical values indicating the location of the cutter
➢ Origin
The point of origin for the coordinates
➢ X-axis coordinate
The distance along the X axis from the origin point
➢ Y-axis coordinate
The distance along the Y axis from the origin point
➢ Z-axis coordinate
The distance along the Z axis from the origin point

Viewing the Cutter Position

The cutter position is displayed on the handy panel’s main screen.
The figure below shows the main screen when the cutter has moved from the origin point by 50 millimeters along the
X axis, 30 millimeters along the Y axis, and 20 millimeters along the Z axis.
In the indication of coordinates used on this machine, a unit of “1” corresponds to 0.01 millimeter.
This position is displayed as
“X = 5000, Y = 3000, Z = 2000.”
30 mm
20 mm
Origin
50 mm
Main screen