No, no, no, no !
There are LOTS of excellent reasons never to swap the
designations.
For cnc use especially.
There is tool tip compensation, tool wear compensation, css (very
very important), feed per rev, and so on, all of which are always
based on using std nomenclature for the axis.
There is a very easy way to remember the axis designations.
The lathe is a horizontal mill.
You stand at the TS and look towards the HS.
x is right, y is up, and z is towards you.
(Also known ass Right Hand Rule [follow the thumb]).
If you use other non std axis names, and ever get to use someone
eless, anyone elses setup, this can easily come back to bite you.
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Might I suggest Gentlemen, that your choice of
X,Y,Z axes very much depends on the tools you use and
your own personal perspective.
If you
use a CAD package it might make more sense to
follow?the XY&Z perspective it offers.
If you
are a mathematician X would be Horizontal from left to
right?Y your Vertical (Up Down) and Z your other
horizontal of backwards and forwards.
I think
it all comes down to your own personal preference and
possibly the tool you use?
Ask any
mathematician why they use XY&Z and they will tell
you that they are just arbitrary values!
?
John
Kiely (IRL)
