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Transcript
00:01
identify CNC mill machine movements
00:06
in this video, we'll discover the world coordinate system of a mill,
00:09
identify access orientation on a CNC mill
00:12
and explain positive versus negative directions.
00:16
CNC mills come in a wide variety of configurations,
00:20
from three axis vertical milling centers to multi axis machines.
00:24
One key concept that should always be considered
00:26
is the coordinate system of each machine.
00:28
We're going to take a look at a
00:30
VF three ss Y. T.
00:32
To better understand the coordinate system and how the mill will move.
00:36
A three axis mill will move in three different directions at once.
00:40
The table will move to the left and right along the X.
00:42
Axis and forward and back along the Y axis.
00:45
The spindle where the tool is located will move up and down in the Z axis.
00:49
When we work with this inside of Fusion 3 60
00:51
it can be a little hard to visualize because Fusion
00:57
fixed and the tool moving in all three directions.
01:01
In reality the tool only moves up and down when the part moves on a plane in X and Y.
01:06
So let's make this machine move and let's take a little bit of a closer
01:10
look if we tell the machine that this position is R zero for X.
01:14
Y and Z. It now has a reference for that location to its own home position.
01:18
This is how we identify our part in the machine as G 54
01:23
as the tool moves to the right on our part. This is the plus X.
01:26
But the table is actually moving to the left as
01:29
the tool moves to the left relative to our part,
01:31
this is minus X.
01:32
But the table is actually moving to the right
01:35
with why as the tool moves toward us relative to our part,
01:39
this is minus Y and the table is moving away and the opposite of this is plus Y.
01:44
With the tool moving back towards zero while the table is moving toward us
01:48
with Z.
01:49
When we set zero at the top of our part,
01:52
plus Z moves the tool away from the part while minus Z will move down into the part.
01:57
This can take a little time to get used to when manually moving or jogging a machine,
02:01
but the important takeaway should be the location of each axis relative
02:06
to the machine and their positive and negative directions of travel.
Video transcript
00:01
identify CNC mill machine movements
00:06
in this video, we'll discover the world coordinate system of a mill,
00:09
identify access orientation on a CNC mill
00:12
and explain positive versus negative directions.
00:16
CNC mills come in a wide variety of configurations,
00:20
from three axis vertical milling centers to multi axis machines.
00:24
One key concept that should always be considered
00:26
is the coordinate system of each machine.
00:28
We're going to take a look at a
00:30
VF three ss Y. T.
00:32
To better understand the coordinate system and how the mill will move.
00:36
A three axis mill will move in three different directions at once.
00:40
The table will move to the left and right along the X.
00:42
Axis and forward and back along the Y axis.
00:45
The spindle where the tool is located will move up and down in the Z axis.
00:49
When we work with this inside of Fusion 3 60
00:51
it can be a little hard to visualize because Fusion
00:57
fixed and the tool moving in all three directions.
01:01
In reality the tool only moves up and down when the part moves on a plane in X and Y.
01:06
So let's make this machine move and let's take a little bit of a closer
01:10
look if we tell the machine that this position is R zero for X.
01:14
Y and Z. It now has a reference for that location to its own home position.
01:18
This is how we identify our part in the machine as G 54
01:23
as the tool moves to the right on our part. This is the plus X.
01:26
But the table is actually moving to the left as
01:29
the tool moves to the left relative to our part,
01:31
this is minus X.
01:32
But the table is actually moving to the right
01:35
with why as the tool moves toward us relative to our part,
01:39
this is minus Y and the table is moving away and the opposite of this is plus Y.
01:44
With the tool moving back towards zero while the table is moving toward us
01:48
with Z.
01:49
When we set zero at the top of our part,
01:52
plus Z moves the tool away from the part while minus Z will move down into the part.
01:57
This can take a little time to get used to when manually moving or jogging a machine,
02:01
but the important takeaway should be the location of each axis relative
02:06
to the machine and their positive and negative directions of travel.
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