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Create optional toolpaths to rough out the relief surface before creating the finish toolpaths. The image below shows toolpaths with a 0.20 offset.Īvailable for Hatch and Island Fills. Offset is determined by the type of material, type of tool, and how fast the roughing pass should run. Typically defined for rough cuts to ensure the roughing pass does not damage the finished surface. Set how close the toolpaths will follow the surface of the relief. Without this option, the design would leave the radius of the ball nose uncut around the edges.Ī good rule of thumb is to set overcut to a little less than 1/2 the tool diameter on the finish pass This option can cause distortion of the toolpaths and should only be used in special circumstances when the toolpaths should not cut into the relief surfaceĬompensate for the dimensions of ball end mills by allowing toolpaths to extend beyond the part boundaries. (Most common)Ĭalculates the toolpaths so they will not cut into the relief surface. ProjectĬalculates the toolpaths as if they were projected onto the relief. Enabling this parameter enables two more. Toolpaths follow the relief while using the cut depth to define how deep to cut into the relief. The cut depth defines the maximum depth of the toolpaths. If no relief is selected, the depth is defined by the cut parameters depth. Toolpaths will follow the relief surface and the depth of cut will be adjusted to follow the relief. When checked, the Apply to Relief parameter displays the four additional parameters that define how toolpaths are applied to a relief.
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The parameters required for 3D toolpaths are automatically enabled when one or more reliefs are selected when activating a strategy. 3D toolpaths require a few additional parameters to define how the relief influences the toolpaths. Most of the same strategies used on other toolpaths can be applied to 3D designs, including Routing Offset, Engrave, and Hatch and Island Fills.