Hi, and thanks in advance for any help. Is there a setting in Surfcam Velocity 3 that allows the use of tool diameter (rather than radius) for cutter compensation? It was never an issue when I was running my own shop, since all of our machines (Fadals) were set up to use tool radius. Now I work at a "Mastercam" shop that keeps their machines (also Fadals) set up to use cutter diameter rather than radius. I know how to change it at the machine control, but my employers don't want to take a chance on me forgetting to set it back when I'm finished (wouldn't happen, but hey...their tools, their rules). I personally despise working in Mastercam; for me its kind of like trying to program in Mandarin Chinese...although I can do it if absolutely necessary. The shop allows me to use my seat of Surfcam to write my toolpaths, but having to repost with a different tool definition every time I need to compensate for wear is a royal pain.
Please forgive me if the answer to my question is one of those "right there on page #2 of the manual" things, I'm gettin old.