Newbie question about offsets and homing

John :
M2 is End program (usualy with reset , no rewind )
M30 is End program ( always with reset and rewind )

so a slight variation John

sorry for hijacking the thread , but just to answer Johns query etc ..
good work on the gcode tutorial to

Thanks. I will try the modified code today and let you know how it worked for me. Can you explain how homing works when you do not have a dedicated home switch? Also, it seems that the homing process is more an assigning the current point to X0 Y0 Z0 than actually moving the tool to the desired point. I know that you typically want to accomplish both actions when you perform a home operation but no movement occurs unless you issue a G0 or G1 command right? I keep struggling with how (the correct way) to get the tool back to the home position accurately without having to manually touch off on each axis when I want to return to the home position. I know that these are pretty basic questions, but as good as the documentation is, I just cannot grasp this operation.

Bill

Thanks for confirming that what I experienced is normal operation. It looks like I will have to take the photo interrupters and set up some home switches.

Thanks for confirming that what I experienced is normal operation. It looks like I will have to take the photo interrupters and set up some home switches. I have read your tutorial and it is a lot clearer than some of the LCNC documentation.

Bill