Originally Posted by
angelw
Cutter radius compensation is initiated with G41/G42. I've never known the diameter of the cutter being greater than the radius of the circular path being an issue with any control, particularly a Fanuc control. A Fanuc control using a cutter radius offset equal to the radius being cut will raise an alarm, but a cutter radius offset just 0.001mm less than the radius of the circular path will work just fine. In this case the diameter of the cutter will be much greater than the radius being cut.