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  1. #1
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    mm on startup?

    I have used Imperial ACME rod for my machine and used inches to set up in motor turning. How can I get mach3 to default to mm on the DROs when starting up rather than typing G21?

    Also for squaring slaved motors x and a, is it standard practice to use the Homing offsets?

  2. #2
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    Just set up the machine in mm. You can use two different configurations, one for inches and one for mm's.

    Or, try putting G21 in the initialization string in Config>General Config
    Gerry

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  3. #3
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    Thanks Gerry. Put it in string.

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