Keeping micro step position

[JAZZCNC]

The numbers will appear random until you have homed. Then when you push go to Zero it will go back to XYZ Zero offset in work coordinates or if you type in the exact coordinate you finished at in mdi it will go there.

Maybe your misunderstanding the Work Offset.? It doesn't save the exact location you turned the machine off at. It only saves the Work Zero offfset in relation to Machine coordinates. This is why you must home first. Then you can go to Work Zero offset or any location you type relative to Work Zero.

[routercnc]

Just tried it and it works! I was expecting it to pick up where I left off it doesn't work like that - homing and mdi to zero and I'm back. Part of my problem was that I often don't home the machine especially for small jobs

[Clive S]

Part of my problem was that I often don't home the machine especially for small jobs

It takes less than a minute to home and whatever if you don't. its a no brainer !!

[JAZZCNC]

Just tried it and it works! I was expecting it to pick up where I left off it doesn't work like that - homing and mdi to zero and I'm back. Part of my problem was that I often don't home the machine especially for small jobs

It's a good habbit to get used to homing the machine when first turned on. Most industrial machines won't do anything until the machine is referenced home.

If you did want to save the location at shut down then it wouldnt be too hard to knock a script up which did this. Then have button to take you back after homing or even include it in the Homing script. (thou not good idea.!)