Lathe

Default Plane

When EMC’s interpreter was first written, it was designed for mills. That is why the default plane is XY (G17). A normal lathe only uses the XZ plane (G18). To change the default plane place the following line in the .ini file in the RS274NGC section.

RS274NGC\_STARTUP\_CODE = G18

INI Settings

The following .ini settings are needed for lathe mode in addition to or replacing normal settings in the .ini file.

{[}DISPLAY{]}

DISPLAY = axis

LATHE = 1

{[}TRAJ{]}

AXES = 3

COORDINATES = X Z

{[}AXIS\_0{]}

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{[}AXIS\_2{]}

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