diff --git a/EgtMachKernel.rc b/EgtMachKernel.rc
index fb12294..111203e 100644
Binary files a/EgtMachKernel.rc and b/EgtMachKernel.rc differ
diff --git a/MachMgr.h b/MachMgr.h
index e185394..36cf665 100644
--- a/MachMgr.h
+++ b/MachMgr.h
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ class MachMgr : public IMachMgr
       int  GetTcPosId( const std::string& sTcPos) const override ;
       bool GetAxisToken( const std::string& sAxis, std::string& sToken) const override ;
       bool GetAxisType( const std::string& sAxis, bool& bLinear) const override ;
+      bool GetAxisDir( const std::string& sAxis, Vector3d& vtDir) const override ;
       bool GetAxisInvert( const std::string& sAxis, bool& bInvert) const override ;
       bool GetAxisOffset( const std::string& sAxis, double& dOffset) const override ;
       bool SetAxisPos( const std::string& sAxis, double dVal, double* pdNewVal = nullptr) override ;
diff --git a/MachMgrMachines.cpp b/MachMgrMachines.cpp
index b999471..6663561 100644
--- a/MachMgrMachines.cpp
+++ b/MachMgrMachines.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ MachMgr::GetAxisType( const string& sAxis, bool& bLinear) const
    return ( ( pMch != nullptr) ? pMch->GetAxisType( sAxis, bLinear) : false) ;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+MachMgr::GetAxisDir( const string& sAxis, Vector3d& vtDir) const
+{
+   Machine* pMch = GetCurrMachine() ;
+  // restituisco la direzione dell'asse indicato nella macchina corrente
+   return ( ( pMch != nullptr) ? pMch->GetAxisDir( sAxis, vtDir) : false) ;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool
 MachMgr::GetAxisInvert( const string& sAxis, bool& bInvert) const
diff --git a/Machine.h b/Machine.h
index 6113d47..25eb8fa 100644
--- a/Machine.h
+++ b/Machine.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Machine
       bool GetAxisInvert( const std::string& sAxis, bool& bInvert) const ;
       bool GetAxisOffset( const std::string& sAxis, double& dOffset) const ;
       bool GetAxisType( const std::string& sAxis, bool& bLinear) const ;
+      bool GetAxisDir( const std::string& sAxis, Vector3d& vtDir) const ;
       bool SetAxisPos( const std::string& sAxis, double dVal, bool bInStroke = true, double* pdNewVal = nullptr) ;
       bool GetAxisPos( const std::string& sAxis, double& dVal) const ;
       bool GetAxisMin( const std::string& sAxis, double& dMin) const ;
diff --git a/MachineAxes.cpp b/MachineAxes.cpp
index c74522a..bdb1413 100644
--- a/MachineAxes.cpp
+++ b/MachineAxes.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisToken( const string& sAxis, string& sToken) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il relativo gestore
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il token dell'asse
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisInvert( const string& sAxis, bool& bInvert) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il relativo gestore
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il flag di inversione dell'asse in visualizzazione
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisOffset( const string& sAxis, double& dOffset) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il relativo gestore
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il valore di offset dell'asse in visualizzazione
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisType( const string& sAxis, bool& bLinear) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il relativo gestore
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il tipo dell'asse
@@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ Machine::GetAxisType( const string& sAxis, bool& bLinear) const
    return true ;
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+Machine::GetAxisDir( const string& sAxis, Vector3d& vtDir) const
+{
+  // controllo GeomDB
+   if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
+      return false ;
+  // recupero il relativo gestore
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   if ( pAx == nullptr)
+      return false ;
+  // recupero la direzione dell'asse
+   vtDir = pAx->GetDir() ;
+   return true ;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool
 Machine::SetAxisPos( const string& sAxis, double dVal, bool bInStroke, double* pdNewVal)
@@ -152,7 +168,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisPos( const string& sAxis, double& dVal) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il relativo gestore
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero la posizione corrente
@@ -168,7 +184,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisMin( const string& sAxis, double& dMin) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il gestore dell'asse
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il minimo
@@ -184,7 +200,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisMax( const string& sAxis, double& dMax) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il gestore dell'asse
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il massimo
@@ -200,7 +216,7 @@ Machine::GetAxisHomePos( const string& sAxis, double& dHomeVal) const
    if ( m_pGeomDB == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero il gestore dell'asse
-   Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
+   const Axis* pAx = GetAxis( GetGroup( sAxis)) ;
    if ( pAx == nullptr)
       return false ;
   // recupero la posizione home