Can not wrap my head around homing

Leme try to explain:
-before using the machine move it to 0,0 on X and Y by hand (this can also be done in gcode so the machine moves to 0.0 at the end of work, easier to use)
-home the machine
-jog the machine to material 0.0, use the "touch off" button on screen to set the 0.0 on G54 (press touch off see if the value is 0 and press enter, choose other axis do the same)
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To have gcode return the machine at the end of work, add G53 X0 Y0 at the end of the gcode file or set the CAM to do that.
This is much better than homing at material 0 as that will also move the soft limits so the machine can easily try to move out of physical boundaries. With this method tha can not happen as the soft limits stay inside the machine limits.

Only because as a default LinuxCNC does not allow jogging before homing.

Thank you, that was exactly the thing I could not wrap my head around because it didn't make any sense to me. It still doesn't, but now I can work around it.

tommylight wrote:

Leme try to explain:

Thank you for the explanation, I will try it that way.

Now I first have to get my Proma THC working to get the ArcOk and then I hopefully can start dialling in the machine.