# GetAxisDistance/GetAxisMoveTime

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938 "2026-04-27T08:50:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![matti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@matti](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/matti)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938/1 "2026-04-27T08:50:49Z")

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I am trying to read these values from my external axis (track and multi-axis-cinematic), but receive only “0”. With internal axis it is working.

What’s the reason?

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**Author:** ![daniel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@daniel72](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/daniel72)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938/2 "2026-04-28T07:44:08Z")

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! Read actual SIS-Data  
dnTrack\_TotalDistance:=GetAxisDistance(TRACK\_1,1); ! Weg der Track [m]  
dnTrack\_Movetime := GetAxisMoveTime(TRACK\_1,1);

works for me

the functions return DNUM

PERS dnum dnTrack\_TotalDistance:=127293.325460484;  
PERS dnum dnTrack\_DistanceSinceLastLub:=53.2829956502392;

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**Author:** ![matti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@matti](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/matti)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938/3 "2026-04-28T11:58:02Z")

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Hallo, I did it the same way.

Is your Track an ABB track or own mechanical design?

matti

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**Author:** ![daniel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@daniel72](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/daniel72)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/getaxisdistance-getaxismovetime/14938/4 "2026-05-28T12:27:24Z")

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it is an ABB IRT710 track