Project Toolpath dialog - General tab

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Offset - Specifies the toolpath offset from the surface. Note that this is a three dimensional offset from the surface. The offset can be positive, but if negative, the offset must be smaller than the tool corner radius.

Using a Negative Offset
A negative offset cannot be equal or greater than the tool radius. When machining with a negative offset this produces the same results as reducing the tool radius by the offset, e.g. a 4mm ballnose tool used on a cycle with a -1.5 offset means the part is calculated using a 1mm ballnose tool. If the resultant tool size is very small please be aware that the tool could fall between small gaps in the model and the calculation time increases.

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

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.

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