MC-Basic:axis.DIRECTION

This property allows you to define the logical direction of the movement. The movement factors (i.e., POSITIONFACTOR, VELOCITYFACTOR, ACCELERATIONFACTOR) are assigned to positive values only. DIRECTION determines their sign.

-1: motion is forward
       1: motion is backward

Syntax

<axis>.Direction = <expression>

?<axis>.Direction

Availability

All versions

Type

Long

Range

-1 or 1

Default

1

Scope

Configuration, Task or Terminal

Limitations

Cannot be changed while axis is enabled or while axis is set up as a master axis.

In order to set the value within a task, the axis must be attached to that task (using the ATTACH command).

Examples

Axis1.Direction = 1

See Also

• axis.ACCELERATIONFACTOR
• axis.POSITIONFACTOR
• axis.VELOCITYFACTOR