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X+ Ctrl + Right Arrow Key
X- Ctrl + Left Arrow Key
Y+ Ctrl + Up Arrow Key
Y- Ctrl + Down Arrow Key
Z+ Ctrl + Page Up Key
Z- Ctrl + Page Down Key
4. Try the same for all directions on all axes, making sure you have enough room in the
direction of travel before you choose each Axis Jog button.
5. Now select the Fast radio button and do the same exercise as you did for the Slow Jog
mode. The tool will move at the Fast Jog Rate defined in the Feedrate/Ramping Setup
dialog box.
6. Position the tool so there is at least 1” of room in the positive Z direction.
7. Now let’s set the current position as Program Coordinates X=0, Y=0, Z=1. To do this,
choose the Set button next to the Program label in the Tool Position Box, then choose
the Zero X and Zero Y buttons and enter 1.0000 in the Z text box. Choose OK to exit
the dialog.
8. Now let’s use the Axis Jog buttons to move the tool up exactly 1.0000”. It will be best
to use all three jog modes to do this: Fast, Slow and Single Step.
9. While LC is still in fast jog mode, move the tool up until the Z axis Program coordinate
is close to 2”.
10. Now change to slow jog mode and do the same to get even closer to 2”.
11. Finally, change to single step jog mode. This will move the tool exactly one step each
time you choose one of the Axis Jog buttons. Repeatedly choose either the +Z or -Z
Axis Jog buttons until the tool is exactly at Program coordinate 2.0000 on the Z axis.
Depending on the resolution of your machine tool, you might not be able to reach
2.0000 exactly.
12. Now use the same process to move the tool exactly 0.5000 inches in the +X direction
and 0.2500 inches in the +Y direction. The Program coordinates should now read:
X 0.5000
Y 0.2500
Z 2.0000
Setting Machine Zero
You can set Machine zero by either jogging the tool to the corner of the machine tool
envelope or by going into home mode and finding home for all 3 axes. In this tutorial we
will jog to a point and define it as Machine Zero.
1. Choose the Home button in the Control Box. This will put LC into Home mode.