Programming and Operating Manual (Milling)
98 6FC5398-4DP10-0BA1, 01/2014
See the following illustration for start of the tool radius compensation with G42 as example:
The tool tip goes around the left of the workpiece when the tool runs clockwise using G41; the tool tip goes around the right
of the workpiece when the tool runs counter-clockwise using G42.
As a rule, the block with G41/G42 is followed by the block with the workpiece contour. The contour description, however,
may be interrupted by 5 blocks which lie between them and do not contain any specifications for the contour path in the
plane, e.g. only an M command or infeed motions.
; Correction number 2, feed 300 mm/min
; Selection right of contour, P1
; Starting contour, circle or straight line
After the selection, it is also possible to execute blocks that contain infeed motions or M outputs:
; Selection to the left of the contour
; Starting contour, circle or straight line