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.
Retract - Specifies the height (relative to the Level) to rapid to before feeding to Depth. If no value is entered, Retract is set to the same height as the Clearance plane.
Depth - Specifies the total depth (incremental from the Level) to which to machine.
Safe Distance - Specifies the height above the next cutting pass the tool rapids down to before feeding down to the cutting depth. Otherwise, the tool feeds down to the cutting depth.
Finish At - Controls the behaviour of the tool at the end of the cycle:
Depth - The tool remains 'at depth' at the end of the last pass.
Clearance - The tool makes a rapid move to the Clearance plane from 'depth'.
Retract - The tool makes a rapid move to the Retract plane from 'depth'.
Stay at Depth - heck to stop the tool from retracting when the tool moves from one profile to the next, providing the distance moved by the tool is not more than the tool diameter. The alternative is for the tool to rapid to a safe position. This can vary depending on Optimised Link Moves and the Depth parameters selections.
Cut by Region - Check this box to force the cycle to machine the profiles in regions. All levels within a region will be completed before the cycle moves to the next region. Otherwise all profiles on a level are machined before moving on to the next level.
Optimise Link Moves - Check to allow the cycle to minimise any retract and feed moves between profiles wherever possible. The behaviour is effected by the Stay at Depth option. When Stay at Depth is NOT checked the tool will retract to the clearance plane, move in XY, then rapid back down to a Safe Distance above the previously machined level before feeding to the cutting depth. When Stay at Depth is checked the cycle determines the retract height by finding the height at which the tool can move freely to the next position. The cycle then adds the Cut Increment and the Safe Distance to this retract height for added safety. If the cycle cannot find an optimal path to the next position, the tool will retract to the Clearance plane.