A CNC machining center moves on three axes of travel. It uses a machine coordinate system and a part coordinate system to identify positions on the axes. Learning about how a CNC machining center moves and identifies positions will help you understand how the geometry of a part is defined and how the part is machined.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
Define movements on the Z-axis
Define movements on the Y-axis
Define movements on the X-axis
Describe the machine coordinate system
Define machine home
Describe the part coordinate system
Define part zero
Describe how ordered triplets are used to define the geometry of a part
