When a multi-surface toolpath is generated, there is compensation available for the edges of a surface as well as the surface itself. This is commonly referred to as corner-rounding or waterfalling. The Cut Waterfall Ends parameter provides four options to control the tool motion in relation to edge protection.
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No This is the default. It cuts nothing other than the available surface area. There is no cutting beyond the edges into the edge protection regions. There will be no waterfalling of the tool paths at the surface edges.
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Yes Click Yes to cut the surfaces and to extend the cut along or through the edge protection. This results in what is often called the waterfall effect or waterfalling as the tool path cascades over the surface edge.
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Cutter Diameter This is similar to the Yes option but SURFCAM will cut all the edge protection region except a distance equal to the cutter diameter.
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Cutter Radius This is similar to the Cutter Diameter option but SURFCAM will cut all the edge protection region except a distance equal to the cutter radius. In many applications the tip of the cutter will cut to the top of the edge instead of rolling completely over the edge.
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