PRIME MOTIONSaved positions
A saved position is a named place in the machine's own coordinates: a park position at the back of the bed, the spot where you change tools, the corner of a fixture you return to. Save Pos in the command rail records one; Load Pos moves the machine back to it.
Saved positions belong to the machine profile they were saved on. Switching machines shows that machine's list.
What they need
Both buttons stay visible and wait until their conditions are met:
| Button | Available when |
|---|---|
| Save Pos | The machine is homed, jogging is available, and you have moved the machine since connecting |
| Load Pos | The machine is homed, jogging is available, and at least one position is saved |
Both need a homed machine because a machine position is measured from the origin homing sets. On a machine without homing switches there is no such origin, so both stay unavailable.
Save a position
- Jog the machine to the position you want to keep.
- Tap Save Pos. The Save this position drawer shows the machine position (MPos) of X, Y and Z.
- Type a name in Position name…, such as Tool change or Park.
- Tap Save. It is unavailable until the name has text.
The Notes card records Saved "Park" with its coordinates. Save Pos always asks first, whatever Confirm Dangerous Actions says.
Go to a saved position
- Tap Load Pos. The Go to a saved position drawer lists your positions with their X, Y and Z.
- Tap a position to select it. Drag a row by its handle to change the list's order.
- Tap Go.
The machine moves in three steps, in machine coordinates: it raises Z, moves X and Y, then lowers Z to the saved height. GO-TO NOTES records each step, ending with arrived.
A saved position is not a saved work zero
Load Pos moves the machine; it does not change work zero. To store and reapply a work zero, for example for a fixture that holds every piece in the same place, use Fixtures in Settings → Work Offsets.
Manage the list
Settings → Machine Positions lists this machine's saved positions with their coordinates and the date each was saved. Each row's menu offers Rename, Hide (hidden positions are kept but left out of the Load Pos list), Show, and Delete, which asks first. See Settings → Machine Positions.