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### Programming Instructions

- To start cutter radius compensation, program either G41 (for keeping the tool to the left of the contour) or G42 (for keeping the tool to the right of the contour). In Figure 7, for example, if G41 were programmed, the tool would stay left and move clockwise around the triangle, and if G42 were programmed, the tool would stay right and move counterclockwise around the triangle.
- To stop cutter radius compensation, program G40.
- If G40, G41, or G42 is programmed in the same block as tool motion, cutter compensation will be turned on or off before the motion is made. To make the motion come first, the motion must be programmed in a separate, previous block.