Quote Originally Posted by Kitwn View Post
And soft limits are there to stop you accidentally crashing the machine due to any one of a dozen easy mistakes. But they only work only AFTER you have used the homing switches to tell the machine where it is.
That's not quite correct actually. Soft limits will work without a home switch by just hitting Home all, after which home will be where ever the machine happens to be parked. However, it's not advised because then you still crash the machine into the ends. But if your going to fit just home switches then you may as well make them move with the axis and have them double up as Homes and limits.