When using the Wire Compensation command, the center path of the wire will be calculated and corrected directly by the nc-machine. The compensation amount is normally entered in a Compensation Register on the machine controller and activated by an appropriate command within the nc-program. The format of the command to activate the compensation and to control the compensation direction is dependent upon the nc-machine type. The FEATUREWIRE software supports the output of these commands both for single and multiple cuts (backwards/forwards cutting or Main/Sub-Programs)
The following parameters control the use of wire compensation on the machine: