diff --git a/EXE_MachMgr.cpp b/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
index 9efbae0..ae56f77 100644
--- a/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
+++ b/EXE_MachMgr.cpp
@@ -3537,6 +3537,16 @@ ExeGetAxisType( const string& sAxis, bool& bLinear)
    return pMachMgr->GetAxisType( sAxis, bLinear) ;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+ExeGetAxisDir( const string& sAxis, Vector3d& vtDir)
+{
+   IMachMgr* pMachMgr = GetCurrMachMgr() ;
+   VERIFY_MACHMGR( pMachMgr, false)
+  // recupero la direzione dell'asse
+   return pMachMgr->GetAxisDir( sAxis, vtDir) ;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool
 ExeGetAxisInvert( const string& sAxis, bool& bInvert)
diff --git a/EgtExecutor.rc b/EgtExecutor.rc
index a13875f..9f1371b 100644
Binary files a/EgtExecutor.rc and b/EgtExecutor.rc differ
diff --git a/LUA_MachMgr.cpp b/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
index 1594ccf..5d12bea 100644
--- a/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
+++ b/LUA_MachMgr.cpp
@@ -3889,6 +3889,25 @@ LuaGetAxisType( lua_State* L)
    return 1 ;
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static int
+LuaGetAxisDir( lua_State* L)
+{
+  // 1 parametro : sAxis
+   string sAxis ;
+   LuaCheckParam( L, 1, sAxis)
+   LuaClearStack( L) ;
+  // recupero la direzione dell'asse
+   Vector3d vtDir ;
+   bool bOk = ExeGetAxisDir( sAxis, vtDir) ;
+  // restituisco il risultato
+   if ( bOk)
+      LuaSetParam( L, vtDir) ;
+   else
+      LuaSetParam( L) ;
+   return 1 ;
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static int
 LuaGetAxisInvert( lua_State* L)
@@ -4403,6 +4422,7 @@ LuaInstallMachMgr( LuaMgr& luaMgr)
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetTcPosId", LuaGetTcPosId) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAxisToken", LuaGetAxisToken) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAxisType", LuaGetAxisType) ;
+   bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAxisDir", LuaGetAxisDir) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAxisInvert", LuaGetAxisInvert) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAxisOffset", LuaGetAxisOffset) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetAllTablesNames", LuaGetAllTablesNames) ;