Pocket Type - Selects the strategy for machining the pocket.
Mill Type - Specifies the cutter direction for the cycle. Choose between:
Climb - Tool cuts on the left of the profile.
Conventional - Tool cuts on right of the profile.
Clearance - Specifies an ABSOLUTE value. The tool must be able to move at the rapid rate with no danger of colliding with the workpiece.
Retract - Specifies an INCREMENTAL value, as measured from the Level. Retract is the plane at which the tool begins its cycle.
Level - Specifies an ABSOLUTE value. This is the plane of the entities to machine.
Depth - Specifies an INCREMENTAL value, as measured from the Level.
Draft Angle - Defines the draft angle from the vertical. The angle is always a positive number ranging from >0 to <90. The draft angle runs from the cycle level to the depth.
Upper Radius - Defines a blend radius between the top of the pocket and the draft wall.
Lower Radius - This is a blend radius between the base of the pocket and the draft wall.
Stay at Depth - Check 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 the Optimised Link Moves and the Depth parameters selections.
Cut by Region - Check to constrain the cycle to a region defined by boundary entities. The tool machines each region in sequence. If Cut by Region is unchecked, the tool performs each pass all the way across the surface, lifting to the Retract height between regions.
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.