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### Tool Table

Cutter radius compensation uses data from the machining center's tool table. For each slot in the tool carrousel, the tool table contains the diameter of the tool in that slot (or the difference between the actual diameter of the tool in the slot and its nominal value). The tool table is indexed by slot number. How to put data into the table when using the stand-alone interpreter is discussed in the tool table page.