Owner's manual

Cutter Diameter Compensation
(G40, G41, G42)
Chapter 21
21-6
Unless Cutter C ompensation is active, when a program recover is
performed, the control automatically returns the program to the beginning
of the block that was interrupted. In the case of power failure, the control
will even reselect the program that was active prior to the interruption.
Figure 21.4
Tool Radius Wear
Initial tool radius
Tool radius wear amount
R
R
G40 (cutter compensation cancel) is active when power is turned on,
E-STOP is reset, when the c ontrol is reset, or when an M02 or M30
end-of-program block is executed.
Example 21.3
Cutter Compensation Sample Path
Assume: D01 = 5mm
Program Block Comment
G00X0Y0;
Establish current position as X0Y0
N1G00G42X20.Y20.D01; Rapid to start and set compensated right
N2G01X70.F1000.; Feed move 1
N3G03X82.99Y42.5R15.; Move 2
N4G01X72.99Y62.5; Move 3
N5G03X59.33Y66.16R15; Move 4
N6G02X38.521Y69.797R16; Move 5
N7G01X20.Y95.; Move 6
N8Y71.18; Move 7, creates a generated block
N9G02Y48.82R15.; Move 8
N10G01 Y20.;
Move 9, cutter moves away from path at
end