Multiple reference positions

I do wood inlays on my CNC machine. There is a long time between jobs where I am waiting for glue to dry before the next machining job. All my jobs require XY to be 0,0. So, when I can put multiple pieces down on the bed. When I zero the first one ( XYZ ) I execute the gcode and the last step, it goes home. I write down on paper what the XYZ numbers were from home position to the 1st piece. I then go to the 2nd piece, write down the offset XYZ from the 1st one..Write that down. So, it might be +10.32, -5.34. When that job is done, I need to reference back to the 1st one so I can do the nth machining operation, so in my case.. I would then do an offset of -10.32, +5.34, which gets me back to the 1st position, and then zero the axis. Do the code. This is a pain, for two pieces, but sometimes I have 10 or more pieces being done at the same time. It would be nice to either have a dropdown list of points, then a button tell me to go there.. I can code, but not sure how to deal with this ...Is there something out there that can do this already? Thanks

Hi, is this everytime the same Position?
If so, you can put some MDI-Commands to the HALUI Section in your machine.ini and map this to a Button with Pyvcp Panel.

Greetings

No, it is not... each setup, because of size, is different... I generally never do the same inlays twice.. but to speed up time, I usually have multiple inlays on the table at the same time. So, this would have to be a dynamic solution.. I.E. Press a button, assign current X Y ( possibly z ) to a label.. add to list .. move on. Then list ( or toggle though a list , and execute.. ) I realize there are limitations to what I can do dynamically. And yes, you are right, if it was repetitive, yours would be what I would have done.. but I need a dynamic solution, not a static one,.. Thanks
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So you can do this also in MDI Mode, or not? (Toogle with F3 / F5)
Every Position you have to write one time will save in this List, also when your PC is off...

have you looked here?
i have similar situations once in a while and this works for me
Coordinate Systems

Yes, duh! That should do the trick... Not as neat as a button, yes... that will work thanks!

Yes, I use this method today... but it isn't a good solution .. as it will get me back, but has problems. It isn't foolproof. ( Or old age proof! )

shipmodeller wrote:

Yes, duh! That should do the trick... Not as neat as a button, yes... that will work thanks!

Dont let me die stupid, which one helps?

The Coordinate System method is the true answer here. Thanks again.. sorry for the cloudy response. I found a good quasi solution and description here :

forum.linuxcnc.org/38-general-linuxcnc-q...ates-and-cycle-start