Work Piece Offset

[zmuda01]

I can't seem to get  Work Piece Offset to move anything.   I looked in the book and searched the forum but I'm not having any luck.  I want to be able to shift my origin via offset rather than using separate Origins.  I want to set my origin values to specific locations then just fine tune them as needed using offsets.  The pic shows the screen I'm referring to for clarity.  I'm thinking that I'm not understanding what this feature actually does.  I'm used to CNC mills where you can just shift X,Y, and Z vial offset and align things perfectly.  Can I do that with my AR6 Pro?

[zmuda01]

Anyone know anything about this?  I'm thinking it's a feature that either doesn't work on my machine or I'm totally misunderstanding it's purpose. 

[dustypilot]

Morning. I did some homework and found the Chinese version of the Controller manual. The ONLY OFFSET it mentions is using it for spindle work. Otherwise, the main instruction manual from Axiom talks about using OFFSET as origins, which is what I think most of us are doing. If you set an origin, and then need to move it a specific amount, you can do that but setting the spindle to that origin, pressing the MODE key until it says Dist then programming in the specific distance you want the spindle to move. Then when you touch X, Y, or Z the spindle will move exactly that distance.

Sorry if you already knew that, but this hopefully is another way to get it done when the offset function in the controller isn't working for you. Good luck.
Tim