Been reading a lot about VMC's and their operation...I have been learning Fusion 360 and am fluent with Mach 3 and have a self designed CNC router.
Anyway, I want to make sure I understand tool offsets...If I use software like fusion 360, and the tool table has diameters, the GCode generated takes into account the diameter of the tools used. So when I run this code on a VMC, I have to have all of the tool diameters on the VMC set at zero correct?
And, If I were to hand enter GCode directly into the machine, I need the tool offsets, correct? Like if I move X2, and the tool has a diameter, the machine will take care of the offset using the machines tool table diameter.
Do I have it correct?
Thanks
Leslie
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It depends on if you are using G41/G42 or not.
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