W zero aux key - how to

[Dasherman]

Looking for a simple way to add a W axis aux key, have set aux keys for X,Y and Z and the zero key just want a way to zero the W axis without 6 button pushes. Mill is a 2 axis Bridgeport with a Z quill scale set as a manual axis @ and the W axis manual knee. Don’t want to sum axis because I usually just lock the Z down on a stop and put cutting depth on with the knee.

[CentroidFrog]

Hello,
Please post a fresh report.zip

[Dasherman]

Have added W axis zeroing to Aux key by writing a G code file and calling it mfunc72.mac then changing parameter 191 to 7211. To zero W axis I press Aux key 4 and then cycle start. However unlike the X,Y and Z (Aux key parameters 1,2 and 3) it does not work with the Aux zero key (parameter 4) It would be great if there was a way to make it the same.

[CentroidFrog]

Unfortunately we don't currently have the built in functionality for the 4th axis like X, Y, and Z.
I believe your best option is to be using a macro as you are.
You could add to the macro to have a prompt for if you want to set it to something other than 0.
However, even this way you wouldn't be able to use the aux zero key the way you want.