Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cutter compensation

At 07:20 PM 1/5/03 -0600, you wrote:

>Generally, you must feed a distance of at least
>the cutter comp distance to effect it.

Nope, the cutter will move appropriately even if less distance than the
comp. This may be control-dependant, but all of them I've used will do it.

>Also, it's
>best not to start a cut in a corner (actually, forbidden in
>some software).

I've always started comp at corners and never had it forbidden. You will
often have a mar or blem if you cut first from a point on a line and then
back to it.

Regards, Hoyt McKagen

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