Z touch off before start

[Jim Dean]

Can anyone tell me how to stop my Techno 4896 from sending the tool to Z zero before it starts to run the G code? It is unsettling. What if my Z zero is not at the top of my part? The movement is not in the G code it is something the machine is doing before it even turns the spindle on.

[Montabelli]

setup / advanced / software switches / drop menu window towards the bottom of the list, set it to do not move to origin before start.

then test it so you know what it's going to do.

[Jim Dean]

Thanks, That was simple. I looked for a menu like that for an hour or so. Don't know why I couldn't see it. Target fixation?