I believe to have the tool offset page set up correclty with the correct radius(per the insert) and direction according to the fanuc manual.

When doing this I have to offset the tool -x in order for it to cut a diameter and the radius correclty. The offset needed will relate directly to the diameter of the radius put in the tool offset page. Such a large wear offset really is cumbersome to work with. If I do not set up the radius and nose tip compensation then a large offset is not needed but the radii are out of tolerance by whatever nose radius the insert used has.

Is it possible to have the best of both worlds? A raduis compensation and direction according to the tool, little to no offset in the tool data wear and not changing the tool data geometry except for inital sizing?

I have programmed this manually and adjusted the part program to cut per the insert radius I selected. But with modern controllers(especially a conversational style) I don't know why I need to do this and would rather not.

Thanks again