Haas

How do I change my active work offset? The default seems to be G54. I am running the whole length of the table, but keep getting X over travel alarms. I am trying to input the correct values for my G58 work offsets. Whenever I put G58 into MDI and press Start, it stays at G54 on my Positions page and Current Commands page.

To many of us, “G-code” is a minor mystery. We know that without it, a CNC machine does nothing but occupy space. But running the proper G-code program will produce highly precise parts of amazing complexity – with astonishing speed and low cost.

In olden days, before computers, converting concept sketches for a new design into detailed technical drawings required skilled draftsmen, painstakingly wielding pencil, paper, square, and compass. The drawings were then copied using a chemical process that produced an image of white lines on a blue background: a “blueprint.” These blueprints held the information a machinist needed to accurately machine the metal (or other material) to the required specifications.

Setting 132 (Jog or Home before Tool Change) is intended to help prevent crashes caused by doing a tool change when the tool or holder is too close to an obstruction (chuck, part, tailstock).
When setting 132 is OFF, the machine will behave normally. If setting 132 is ON, and the machine is not at it’s home position, a message (“CHK TOOL CLR”) is displayed if a tool change button is pressed.