# Creating work offsets G54 55 56

**URL:** <https://forum.sienci.com/t/creating-work-offsets-g54-55-56/1560>\
**Category:** UGS\
**Created:** [September 10, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/creating-work-offsets-g54-55-56/1560 "2020-09-10T14:21:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![whittamps](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@whittamps](https://forum.sienci.com/u/whittamps)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/creating-work-offsets-g54-55-56/1560/1 "2020-09-10T14:21:43Z")

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I am using UGS and I want to create a macro that lifts the router to safe Z height and brings it to a tool changing position. I have homing switched installed and can successfully home. For a test macro I set up G55 X-10 Y-10 Z0 with the router initially homed and then jogged to X-12 Y-12 Z0. I tested the macro and the machine started moving quickly way past -10 -10 like it was homing at warp speed. OK, I change the direction to X10 Y10 Z0, I homed the maching and jogged back to -12 -12 0. Tested the macro again and had the same direction and speed of the maching back towards home. In both cases I stopped the machine because it was moving in an unexpected direction at max speed. So I repeated the process starting at the homing position with the G55 X-10 Y-10 Z0 macro and the machine went in the homing direction yet again tripping the limit switches for X or Y. I have used work offsets on my other machines using Mach 3 to set up multiple fixtures. What am I doing wrong in UGS??? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Bad565SS](https://forum.sienci.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Bad565SS](https://forum.sienci.com/u/Bad565SS)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.sienci.com/t/creating-work-offsets-g54-55-56/1560/3 "2020-09-26T13:16:26Z")

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You need to enter G10L20P1X0Y0 to set the G54 position. P2 for G55, etc.