4-axis match curve

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FeatureCAM attempts to match up the points of the upper and lower curves of a 4-axis feature. If the curves are not matched as you would like, then you can manually match the two curves.

Before starting to manually match your points, first make sure that the start points of each curve are close to each other when viewed from the top. Use the start page of feature wizard or the start tab of the properties dialog box.

To match two curves:

1. Click the pick curve point button.

2. All of the endpoints of the two curves are displayed as green rectangles and their connections are shown as thick green lines.

3. Click on a point of the lower curve.

4. Click on the corresponding point of the upper curve. These points will now be connected with a green line.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have matched all the points you wish to change.

6. If you want to see how the feature will look with your new matches, click the Next button. If you want to make further changes, click the Back button and repeat steps 1-4.

If you want to connect a point on the bottom curve to multiple points on the top curve, hold down the SHIFT key when you select the bottom point and each top point.

Note that you cannot change the start points of the curves by adjusting the matching points. Use the start tab to change the start points.

Sometimes you need to insert extra points or delete points from a curve In order to properly align the curves. Click on a topic below for more information:

Adding points uniformly to a 4-axis wire curve

Adding a single point to a 4-axis wire curve piece

Removing curve pieces from a 4-axis wire curve