![]() ![]() The most common way among experienced CNC users is to leave the Z0 to the spoilboard, because then you never have to worry about cutting into your spoilboard, and you never have to measure Z0, its just always the same at the spoilboard. All this does is change the way it computes the toolpaths. ![]() Now if you are using v-carve or Aspire, etc, you need to set the Z0 to the top or bottom of the material (and make sure to do the same with your machine). But it is a 'local Z0', and you machine still knows where the machine Z0 is, so it doesn't affect your soft limits (if you set soft limits to the table top, then setting Z0 to the table or the top of your material will not affect that soft limit). All this does is tell the machine where Z0 is. On your machine, you have the option of setting the Z0 to the spoilboard (Table) or to the top of your material. If vcarve is creating toolpaths referencing the bottom of the block as the surface, but i've told the machine my material surface is the top of the block, this doesn't sound correct. If so, i am placing the surface tool on top of the material, to set surface, then on top of the spoilboard to set max depth. ![]() So when setting Z Zero on the machine, is this the set surface, set max depth procedure. I am new to CNC, and want to understand the logic behind this option, and i am really green on the terms. I guess this is the part that i am not clear on. Adrian wrote:Obviously you must Zero the Z to the same place on your machine. ![]()
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