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Programming manual
CNC 8055
CNC 8055i
3.
AXES AND COORDINATE SYSTEMS
·M· & ·EN· MODELS
SOFT: V02.2X
Axis nomenclature
3.1 Axis nomenclature
The axes are named according to DIN 66217.
Characteristics of the system of axes:
X and Y main movements on the main work plane of the machine.
Z parallel to the main axis of the machine, perpendicular to the main XY plane.
U, V, W auxiliary axes parallel to X, Y, Z respectively.
A, B, C Rotary axes on each axis X, Y, Z.
The drawing below shows an example of the nomenclature of the axes on a milling-profiling machine
with a tilted table.