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- To start cutter radius compensation, program either G41 (for keeping
the tool to the left of the contour) or G42 (for keeping the tool
to the right of the contour). In Figure 7, for example, if G41 were
programmed, the tool would stay left and move clockwise around the
triangle, and if G42 were programmed, the tool would stay right and
move counterclockwise around the triangle.
- To stop cutter radius compensation, program G40.
- If G40, G41, or G42 is programmed in the same block as tool motion,
cutter compensation will be turned on or off before the motion is
made. To make the motion come first, the motion must be programmed
in a separate, previous block.
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2003-05-26