Every part that is made in the shop is originally designed on a computer or a blueprint drawing. In order to lay out the dimensions of a workpiece, a designer uses a coordinate system to describe the measurements of each dimension. Figure shows a blueprint drawing that contains these measurements.
Both blueprint drawings and CNC systems rely on these numerical coordinates to determine the location and size of workpiece dimensions. Every location is given a numerical value that places it within the three axes.
A CNC machine can only perform what it is programmed to do. Before a part is made on a CNC machine, a programmer takes the numerical dimensions of the blueprint and turns them into step-by-step instructions. The CNC machine then uses the coordinate system to perform these instructions, one after another, to make the part.
Both blueprint drawings and CNC systems rely on these numerical coordinates to determine the location and size of workpiece dimensions. Every location is given a numerical value that places it within the three axes.
A CNC machine can only perform what it is programmed to do. Before a part is made on a CNC machine, a programmer takes the numerical dimensions of the blueprint and turns them into step-by-step instructions. The CNC machine then uses the coordinate system to perform these instructions, one after another, to make the part.
