Hi,

My take on microstepping is that the biggest gain is smoothness of motion and reduced vibration. The increase in resolution is not always the main reason for choosing microstepping. We used to use 1/2 step mode on our machines, now we use 1/8th step. The only change we have made to the controls are to increase the step rate by 4. We now have the same usable resolution but with a much smoother system that has improved acceleration and reliability.

Hope this helps.

Simon