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Cutter Radius Compensation

The document discusses cutter radius compensation, which involves shifting a cutting tool away from the programmed path toward the left or right by the radius of the cutter. G41 and G42 codes select left or right compensation, while G40 cancels it. This allows the tool to remain tangent to the profile being cut and ensures matching parts are finished accurately. Important points include positioning the tool away from the start point, choosing the proper compensation direction, moving only one axis at a time to the start, programming the profile path, canceling compensation and retracting the tool at the end of the cut.

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Cutter Radius Compensation

The document discusses cutter radius compensation, which involves shifting a cutting tool away from the programmed path toward the left or right by the radius of the cutter. G41 and G42 codes select left or right compensation, while G40 cancels it. This allows the tool to remain tangent to the profile being cut and ensures matching parts are finished accurately. Important points include positioning the tool away from the start point, choosing the proper compensation direction, moving only one axis at a time to the start, programming the profile path, canceling compensation and retracting the tool at the end of the cut.

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Cutter Radius Compensation


G41 Left
G42 Right
G40 Cancelation
Application:
Accurate finishing of matching parts like
punch and die
Profile cutting

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• Tool shifts away from the program path


towards left or right
• Amount of shift is equal to radius of cutter
• Controller scans complete profile before
move and moves tool accordingly
• Tool always remains tangent to profile and
towards left or right
• at the end of every segment controller adjusts
the position of tool as per next segment

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Important points
• Place tool away (more than Radius of Cutter)
from start point in XY place and above
workpiece surface in Z before compensation is
initiated
• decide direction of cutting and as per that
chose appropriate compensation
• Move tool to start point in 2 steps, only one
axis move at a time
• Give depth of Cut and write prog. for given
profile

• At the end of profile cutting , move tool above


work piece in z with G01 Code
• Cancel compensation (G40)
• Move tool away in XY plane from workpiece
using G00

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