Temporary transition to the machine coordinate system (MCS)

Selection

#MCS ON[ EX TOOL ]

With MCS, active transformations and all offsets calculated into the axes can be temporarily deactivated so that the machine axes can be directly positioned. The situation existing when MCS was selected is restored after termination of MCS.

Effectiveness

Active up to cancellation or up to the end of the program.

With the "EX TOOL" option, no tool offsets are included in the MCS when the tool is changed, with the result that the machine axes can continue to be positioned directly. This takes place only when #MCS OFF.

Programmed offsets are only valid in the MCS until it is cancelled and are not stored.

Selection of CS, ACS, ECS and TLC is not possible in the MCS.

Cancelling

#MCS OFF