
12.SETTING AND DISPLAYING DATA (15INCH) OPERATION B-63944EN/02
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12.1.5 Setting the Floating Reference Position
To perform floating reference position return with a G30.1 command,
the floating reference position must be set beforehand.
Procedure for setting the floating reference position
Procedure
1 Press function key
POS
to display a screen used for displaying
the current position.
2 Move the tool to the floating reference position by jogging.
3 Press horizontal soft key [SETFRP].
4 To register the floating reference positions for all axes, press
horizontal soft key [ALL AXIS].
To register the floating reference position of a specific axis, enter
the name of the axis (
X
,
Y
, etc.), then press horizontal soft
key [EXEC]. Two or more names can be entered consecutively
(e.g.,
X
Y
Z
[ EXEC]).
The above operation stores the floating reference position. It can
be checked with parameter (No. 1244).
5 In step 3, the floating reference position along a specified axis can
also be stored by entering the axis name (such as
X
or
Y
) and pressing horizontal soft key [SETFRP].
Explanation
- Presetting the relative coordinate system
By parameter FPC (No. 1201#3), the relative position can be preset to
0 when a floating reference position is registered.