The MOVETO Command [MLEPC]

The MOVETO command is used to move one or more machine axes to specified coordinate positions. This command is available for all machine types.

\textbf{MOVETO / } \big[ \textbf{ MANUAL}, \big] \;\; {\small \sim} \! \begin{pmatrix} , \begin{pmatrix}\begin{array}{l} \textbf{XAXIS} \\ \textbf{YAXIS} \\ \textbf{ZAXIS} \\ \textbf{UAXIS} \\ \textbf{VAXIS} \\ \textbf{WAXIS} \\ \textbf{QUILL} \\ \textbf{AAXIS} \\ \textbf{BAXIS} \\ \textbf{CAXIS} \\ \textbf{AAXIS},\textbf{TABLE} \\ \textbf{BAXIS},\textbf{TABLE} \\ \textbf{CAXIS},\textbf{TABLE} \\ \textbf{RAM} \big[ ,n \, \big] \end{array}\end{pmatrix} ,\mathit{value} \end{pmatrix}

The machine axes will be linearly interpolated at the current feed rate, or positioned at high speed if RAPID is in effect. Specify MANUAL to move the axes without actually generating any codes in the NC program or adjusting the time.

If an axes being moved is currently clamped, then the MOVETO command will cause the axis to be unclamped before it is moved and reclamped after the move has completed.

See here for a table correlating axes name keywords with machine axes. The scalar value specifies the machine coordinates of the axis position to move to. When a local coordinate frame is in effect (see the LCS command), the linear axes values specify the position with respect to the local frame origin. When RTCP is in effect (see the MODE/RTCP command), the linear axes values specify the position with respect to the workpiece origin.

When moving rotary axes, the angle specified is the exact angle to which the axis will be moved. For example, if a C-axis is wrapped around to 730 degrees and a MOVETO/CAXIS,0 is coded, the C-axis will not move 10 degrees to 720 (i.e., the nearest modulo-360 position). Instead, it will move 730 degrees all the way back to 0 (zero).