---
tag: g090
title: Absolute Positioning
brief: Set the interpreter to absolute positions
author: thinkyhead

group: units
since: 1.0.0-beta

codes: [ G90 ]
related: [ G91 ]

notes: Absolute positioning is the default.

example:
- pre: Enable absolute mode
  code: G90 ; Set all axes to absolute

---

In absolute mode all coordinates given in G-code are interpreted as positions in the logical coordinate space. This includes the extruder position unless overridden by [`M83`](/docs/gcode/M083.html).
