in my shop we have used small offsets in EMC2 for a long time
we have had no issues of resulting incorrect geometry from entry or exit
motion
if you have artistic designs and generate tool centerline code with a lot of
small linear (and possibly circular) moves then EMC2 and its radiusing of
the outside and inside corners will be problematic at best and unworkable at
worst
if you change to part geometry code (offset by the tool radius) you will
have a different program but you will still encounter the same problems with
the cutter comp
the same amount of change ie .002 inch
with centerline code total adjustment is -.002
with geometry code total adjustment is still -.002 even though
the number for a 1/4 cutter is .123 instead of .125
both will not work for the same reason
EMC2 does not know or care how big the tool is or isn't
EMC2 calculates a radiused corner based upon code geometry and offset value
I ,too, would like to have the choice of using this feature or not
I have requested this option and argued this point more than one time (to no
avail YET) :)
I want 5 axis cutter comp - with this 'feature' enabled 5 axis cutter comp
is not workable - with this feature disabled then 5 axis cutter comp would
be possible
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dos centavos
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