Tormach 8L - 6.8 Set Work Offsets; 6.8.1 About Work Offsets

6: BASIC OPERATIONS
4. Select either Copy From USB or Copy to USB.
Figure 6-13: File tab.
Note: The file must have a unique name. If it
doesn't, you must either overwrite the file,
rename the file, or cancel the file transfer.
5. Select Eject.
It's safe to remove the USB drive from the controller.
6.8 SET WORK OFFSETS
In the the X (Dia) DRO field, all values are expressed in terms
of the diameter of the workpiece, not the radius.
E X A M P L E
If the active tool is 2 in. away from the spindle
centerline, 4.000 displays in the X DRO field.
To set the current axis location to zero in the active work
coordinate system:
Select Zero.
Figure 6-14: Work Offset DRO fields.
To change work offsets:
1. On the Main tab, in theMDILine DROfield, type the
new work offset to activate (for example, G55). Then
select the Enter key.
2. The new work offset displays in the following locations
in the PathPilot interface:
l The Status read-only DROfield.
l Above the Work Offset DRO fields.
Figure 6-15: Work offset indicated in the PathPilot
interface.
Note: The values in the Work Offset
DROfields update to indicate the new
location of each axis in the new work offset.
For more information on using work offsets, see "About Work
Offsets" (below).
6.8.1 About Work Offsets
Work offsets allow you to think in terms of X and Z coordinates
with respect to the part, rather than thinking of them with
respect to the machine position. This means that you can jog
the machine to an arbitrary location (like the end of a
workpiece) and call that location zero.
You can save up to 500 work offsets in PathPilot. The naming
structure varies based on the offset number, as detailed in the
following table.
Work Offset Naming
Offsets 1-9 (Use either name)
Offset Extended Name Name
1 G54.1 P1 G54
2 G54.1 P2 G55
3 G54.1 P3 G56
4 G54.1 P4 G57
5 G54.1 P5 G58
6 G54.1 P6 G59
7 G54.1 P7 G59.1
8 G54.1 P8 G59.2
9 G54.1 P9 G59.3
Offsets 10-500 (Use extended name)
Offset Extended Name Name
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