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Clearance - The height at which the tool can move freely in the XY plane without encountering any material or fixtures.
Associative (Clearance) - Check this for the Clearance value to be incremental from the highest point of the solid or feature you digitise. Uncheck this for the Clearance value to be absolute. Note this is only available with Model Type (in the General tab) set to Solid.
Level - The height at which cutting is to start.
Associative (Level) - Check this for the Level value to be incremental from the highest point of the solid or feature you digitise. Uncheck this for the Level value to be absolute. Note this is only available with Model Type (in the General tab) set to Solid.
Depth - The total depth (incremental from the Level) to which to machine.
Please note that in 2D Roughing the Depth will be adjusted by the Z Offset (if specified). For example, Z Offset = 1, Depth = -20 and Cut Increment = 5 will produce cuts at -5, -10, -15, and -19.
Associative (Depth) - Check this for the Depth value to be incremental from the lowest point of the solid or feature you digitise. Uncheck this for the Depth value to be absolute. Note this is only available with Model Type (in the General tab) set to Solid.
Cut Increment - Specifies the depth of each successive cut. This must be a positive value. The cut increment value sets the vertical distance between successive planes.
Intermediate Slices
Intermediate slices may be used to reduce the size of the step left by the roughing cycle. Only the step region is machined for intermediate slices. Intermediate slices will always be cut from bottom to top.
% Stepover - Specifies the tool stepover (maximum value is 50%) between each pass as a percentage of the tool diameter (for intermediate slices).
Cut Increment - Specifies the depth of each successive cut (for intermediate slices). Please note that this defaults back to <blank> after use to stop intermediate slices being activated by accident.
Percentage Feed - The feedrate for intermediate slices is specified as a percentage of the feedrate on the General tab.
Flat Land
Detect Flat Land - Check this to ensure that there is a Z-level pass made at the height of each flat region. This prevents material being left unmachined at the bottom of pockets, for example. Also check this when using contour wall geometry to guide the cycle to depth, to make sure there is a pass at the final depth defined by the contour. We recommend to leave the option unchecked when working with large surface parts with no flat areas to increase processing speed.