{\rtf1\ansi\deff0{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil MS Sans Serif;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 MS Sans Serif;}} {\colortbl ;\red255\green0\blue0;} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\qc\cf1\lang2057\b\f0\fs24 G00 Fast Traverse \par \cf0\b0\fs16 \par \pard The G00 code executes a non cutting movement, at a rapid feedrate, to a specific co-ordinate position in the working area (operating under absolute co-ordinate movement) or when a certain distance from a previously stated position (under incremental co-ordinate movement) is programmed. \par \par \f1 \par A G00 command is written in the following format: \par G00 X _ _ _ _ Y_ _ _ _ Z _ _ _ _ ; \par where, \par G00 is the Rapid Positioning/ Traverse code. \par X _ _ _ _ Y_ _ _ _ Z _ _ _ _ are the X, Y and Z axis co-ordinate values. \par \par The axis co-ordinate moves following a G00 command can be programmed as either: \par 1) absolute values (relative to a set datum point) following setting of the G90 code, or, \par 2) incremental values (relative to the last stated co-ordinate in the program) following setting of the G91 code. \par \par \par \par \f0 \par }