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Modal functions - G-Code Tutorial

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Modal functions

- [Narrator] In this movie, we're going to be talking about modal functions or modal commands. Now a modal function is something that stays on in the controller until you turn it off or select something else. Let me give you a couple of examples. The first one is going to be feed and rapid moves. Now, if you call up a G0, which is a rapid move, you can then just call out X, Y, and Z commands after that, you don't have to put that G0 command on every single line. If then you switch over to a G1 command, which is a feed move, you can then just call out again X, Y, Z, A, B, and C moves all you want until you're done making feed moves. Now you can easily switch back to a G0 command or some other command and the control will automatically adjust. And again, the CNC machine will stay in that command sequence until you tell it some other G code. Here's another example, work offsets. If you select a G54 or 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, any one of those, they will stay active until you select a…

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