Transformations

Speaking of GST-Transformations we refer e.g. to rotations or to zero-point-shifts.

The relation between the MCS (machine coordinate system) and the PCS (program coordinate system) is defined by the effective transformation T. T is the concatenation of the transformations TZ, TU and TT (T = TZ * TU * TT). Note that the order of concatenation is significant for the transformations do not commute in general. The transformation TZ represents a (historical) zero offset shift, the transformation TU represents a user defined transformation and the transformation TT represents a tool transformation. They are described in detail later.

Figure “TransformationsTzTuTt” visualizes the relation between the MCS (machine coordinate system) and the PCS (program coordinate system):

Transformations 1:

Figure “TransformationsTzTuTt”.