Reference, Conventions – ACU-RITE Micro-Line T User Manual
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MICRO-LINE
Reference Manual
REFERENCE
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The
MICRO-LINE
system is considered to be in the DRO (digital read-
out) mode when the X-axis and Z-axis positions are displayed.
DRO Mode
MICRO-LINE
uses positive and negative numbers to display the position
of the tool along each axis. The graphic below shows a typical setup for
the positive and negative count directions for the X-and Z-axes on a
lathe. All of the examples in this manual are based upon this setup.
X-axis:
The axis will move away from the
center for a positive count direction.
Z-axis:
The axis will move away from the
spindle for a positive count direction.
Count Direction
Conventions
This section identifies the standard conventions that apply to your
MICRO-LINE
system.
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