Control Axes; Coordinate Word And Control Axis - Mitsubishi Electric MELDAS C6 Programming Manual

1. Control Axes

1. Control Axes

1.1 Coordinate word and control axis

Function and purpose
In the standard specifications, there are 3 control axes, but, by adding an additional axis, up to 14
axes can be controlled.
The designation of the processing direction responds to those axes and uses a coordinate word
made up of alphabet characters that have been decided beforehand.
X-Y table
X-Y and revolving table
+Z
+Y
+X
Program coordinates
Workpiece
X-Y table
+Y
Bed
Direction of
table movement
Workpiece
+X
Direction of table
movement
+Y
Direction of table
revolution
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1.1 Coordinate word and control axis
+Z
+X
Direction of
table movement
+Z
+Y
+X
+C
Program coordinates
+C