Pencil Mill (Superseded) dialog - General tab

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Spline Output - Check to output the toolpath as a series of splines. Only available with a code generator supporting this option.

Tolerance - Specifies the maximum deviation of the generated toolpath from the selected, mathematically correct, surface.

Offset - Specifies the offset of the toolpath from all surfaces. The offset value may be negative but cannot be greater than the tool corner radius.

Feature Name - Enter a name here to allow labelling of digitised information for this cycle to enable "pickup" of this information in another (similar) cycle.

Enable Down Mill - Check this box to enable the down milling option.

Down Mill Angle - Specifies the minimum angle (range between 0 - 90) at which a curve is to be considered for down milling. This ensures that curves are not split up at every slight change in angle.

Steep Angle - Specify an angle (range between 0 - 90) to cut all steep (near vertical) curves before any shallow curves that exist below them. This avoids the tool taking a cut around the base of a pocket before removing the material in the corners.

Clearance - Specifies the absolute height at which the tool can move freely in the XY plane without encountering any material or fixtures.

Level - Specifies the absolute height at which the cycle is to start.

Feedrate - Specifies the rate of movement in the workplane.

Plunge Feed - Specifies the rate of movement in the direction of the tool axis.

Speed - Specifies the tool spindle speed.