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    Default help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    Hi all
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    The definition of direction of Z is different between ALPHACAM and my machine.
    Is there anyone who can tell me how to set the direction of coordinate Z in alpha cam V5 to adapt my machine's axis Z.
    thanks a lot.

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    I believe that your post processor should handle that.
    Our Morbidelli is the same way, Z down is positive. We program Z down as negative in AlphaCAM, and our post takes care of it.

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    GERRY
    thank you for you reply
    I don't have the post processor of this machine.
    I heard that the direction of Z in ALPHACAM2013 can be modified.I want to know whether or how I can modify the direction of Z in ALPHACAMV5?
    I can define the direction of every axis in software PRO/E to adapt every machine.
    Do you mean that you program Z down as negative in post processor ?

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    I doubt that you can change the Z direction in AlphaCAM.

    We program in Alphacam with Z down as negative, and our post processor outputs code with Z down as positive.

    Our post was written by SCM, so I don't know how it's actually done.

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    also I don't know how to create or edit a post file for a machine,but I really want to know how post processor do it. this is why I am learning ALPHACAMV5,because this version of alphacam have a lot of information about post within it's help.
    I have a presumptuous request t .could you send me this post file? I may study how it outputs the correct Z

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    No, I can't. It's not a freely distributed post. I believe it's also in a binary format, and not viewable.

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    sorry to say that .

    I am going to install alphacam2013 to make sure whether this version can do that without correct poster.
    thank you again for your kindly help.

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    Default Re: help with setting the direction of coordinate Z in Alpha cam-V5

    All Alphacam versions are Z up positive, you cannot alter this at all. As previous posts have said, the post processors reverse the Z values if required by the machine.

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