
11.PROGRAM COMMAND B-63783EN-1/01
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11.13 AXIS INTERCHANGE
General
Machine axes along which actual movement is made by the X, Y, and Z
commands specified in memory operation, DNC operation, and MDI
operation are changed by setting data (No. 1049) or input signals
AXC4, AXC2, and AXC1.
This is useful when the coordinates assumed by a program command
differ from those where the workpiece is actually mounted, as in the
following example:
Explanation
- Axis interchange number
This function allows six patterns of axis interchange. The table below
shows the correspondence between program addresses X, Y, and Z and
machine axes x, y, and z.
Program address
Axis interchange
number
XYZ
0
(Note)
xyz
1xzy
2yxz
3yzx
4zxy
5zyx
(Note) The axes are not interchanged.
Y
X
Y
X
Chan
e an X-axis command into a Y-axis command
Chan
e a Y-axis command into an X-axis command
Chan
e a Z-axis command into a Z-axis command
Coordinates assumed by a program command
Coordinates where the workpiece is mounted