# Position readout feature request

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/position-readout-feature-request/17342>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 15, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/position-readout-feature-request/17342 "2015-12-15T19:37:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanielAlderman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/danielalderman/32/72358_2.png) [@DanielAlderman](https://community.inventables.com/u/DanielAlderman)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/position-readout-feature-request/17342/1 "2015-12-15T19:37:07Z")

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I would love to know where the machine thinks it is when I set zeros. I secure a work piece and jog to the corner from the home position. UGCS has both machine coordinates and relative coordinates that show zero when set thus one knows that X,Y and Z are set correctly instead of guessing that they are.

I have had to rebuild and/or reset clamps because the Z positions first and then it rapids to X and Y and it does not care if a clamp, that would not be a problem except the Z moves first, and then the X and Y thus crashing.

But the main thing I want is a readout, it knows where it is and I think it would be nice if it would tell us also.

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**Author:** ![JeremyJohnstone](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/jeremyjohnstone/32/32277_2.png) [@JeremyJohnstone](https://community.inventables.com/u/JeremyJohnstone)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/position-readout-feature-request/17342/2 "2015-12-15T20:33:21Z")

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Easel does make this available: Machine -\> Advanced - Machine Inspector  
A pain / hidden, however it should help with what you are looking for.

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**Author:** ![DanielAlderman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/danielalderman/32/72358_2.png) [@DanielAlderman](https://community.inventables.com/u/DanielAlderman)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/position-readout-feature-request/17342/3 "2015-12-17T20:34:47Z")

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It is a pain mainly because no manual control. The inspector is nice for calibration however.  
Both the X and Y were off over .100" but now are within .002".  
What I am looking for is a real time readout especially when setting the work zero.  
That way both the machine and I know where the cutter is.