Guide Contours

The guide contour determines the tool trajectory as an offset from the contour. The toolpath may be around and / or inside the guide contours. The Guide Contours parameter appears in the procedure Surface Milling / Legacy Procedures / 3D Step.

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Once in contour selection mode, there are several ways to select contours. See Picking Contours for details.

• Using the Selection Filter to select points and surfaces

• Using Sets to display surfaces

• Selecting geometry by criteria

• Creating geometry by switching to the CAD environment