The Project Toolpath
cycle finishes surfaces by projecting the toolpath from an
existing cycle onto them.
The existing cycle:
Must be an Areaclear, Lace, Profile, Slot, Facemill, Text, Roughing or Profiling.
Must have a single pass toolpath; that is it cannot have a Cut Increment set. This would lead to unpredictable results.
Must have its Model Type option set to Wireframe (applies only to Roughing and Profiling cycles).
With the toolpath defined by the existing cycle, the Project cycle defines the approach strategy and the depth parameters.
To use Project Toolpath
Make sure that the last instruction in the current sequence is a cycle that conforms to the above conditions (you will probably specially create this cycle, using a profile related to your surface).
Select the Project
Toolpath
cycle.
Specify the parameters for the cycle and click OK.
Digitise the surfaces for projection and then perform a Finish.
The toolpath is now generated.
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