Hi, I am new to the forum and CNC machining so please excuse any ignorance on my part. I have the HDM and am cutting aluminum plate. Very happy with the machine and Carbide Create Pro software. I have a Saunders 12 x 12 machine plate with 2 vises, fixed jaw at the back and movable jaw at the front. I understand from reading CNC manuals that it is always best to set the zero point on the fixed jaw, which in my case would be upper left. However BitZero always assumes the zero point to be lower left. I use a cheat for zeroing which is to do a “corner probe” and as soon as X and Y zeroing is done and the tool is raised to set Z zero, I slide the BitZero a little while holding it down so the tool does not go off the edge. Maybe this is helpful to others who have had the issue, but I was wondering if there will be a software fix that will change the probing of the machine such that it recognizes a different zero than lower left and allows the BitZero to be used accordingly. That would be a nice touch! Thanks.
That would certainly be handy.
You can create your own user macros to measure top-left, top-right, bottom-right, or to measure a hole or boss.
It is possible to probe for an individual axis — doing that multiple times will allow one to find a corner.
Unfortunately, G-code in Grbl does not have the commands to allow scripting this.
Thanks for the comments. Can a feature be added to Carbide Motion in future that adjusts for zeroing to upper left of stock using BitZero?
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