Cuttercomp?

[jb_swampfox]

I am having trouble geting getting the cuttercomp(G43,G44) to actually change the size of my cut. No matter what "tool dia" I put in the tool library, or weather I change from G43 to G44 in the program...it keeps cutting to the same size Can someone show me a sample g-code(.fgc) of theirs to see if I am turning it on and off right. I am using master cam X (router) to draw and post and importing it into the control after I modify it...Help?

[Mike@Torchmate]

The Torchmate Software guide explains this setup in detail, the G43 and G44 are for tool offsetting not for cutter compensation.

The comp codes are; G41 compensate to the left of the programmed path, G42 Compensate to the right of the programmed path, and G40 Cancel cutter compensation.

The format for the G41/42 command is G41 Dn (or G42 Dn) where n is the tool number for the current tool. Torchmate offsets the toolpath by half the diameter you’ve entered for the tool (i.e. the radius) in the Tooling panel of the Configuration dialog box. Prior to the first G41/42 command, you should indicate the current tool using the M06 command (eg. M06 T1 to select tool 1) If you leave this out, Torchmate will warn you that the tool number in the G41/42 command does not match the current tool (but the file will still run).

[jb_swampfox]

Thanks...