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See also: Transforming the Toolpaths
Moves or copies a series of operations one or more times. This is used where the same feature appears more than once in a component. Note that only the toolpaths are altered by these commands - there is no alteration of the original design geometry.
In Wire Erosion, you may only translate the toolpath in the X and Y directions.
From - Click Browse to specify the first instruction in the translated sequence.
To - Click Browse to specify the last instruction in the translated sequence.
X/Y/Z Increment - Specifies the displacement in X/Y/Z.
Repeats - Specifies the number times to repeat this translation, leaving a copy of the selected toolpaths at each instance.
Subroutines - Select Pathtrace to avoid using subroutines when generating CNC code from this translated toolpath. Controller uses subroutines where available.
This command acts on the calculated toolpath. Fixed points such as home or toolchange positions and moves to Z clearance may not give the desired output. Such moves should not be included in the instructions to be transformed. Subroutines used for repeating the hole cycle positions may also be invalidated as they will no longer have unique identifying numbers.