The pockets that are completely contained within other pockets are called nested pockets. There can be many levels of nested pockets. The Pocket operation removes the material in these pockets.
The nested contours define nested areas that rotate between pockets and material. The area between a pair of nested contours is either a pocket or the material.
Every pocket that contains a nested pocket has an island. The nested pocket is on that island. The pocket that is the deepest one in the nest can either contain an island or not contain an island. The Contour operations are done on the outside of the part, the sides of pockets and the sides of islands.
The Pocket Nesting Depth parameter controls the sequence of the cuts of nested pockets and contours.
All Enclosed
SURFCAM cuts all pockets or contours from the pocket or contour you click to the deepest one.
Choose
When you select this option, the Depth parameter is active. Enter a number for the Depth parameter. SURFCAM cuts that many contours or pockets.
The Sort Type parameter controls the sequence of the contour cuts. If the Sort Type is set to Choose, the cut sequence is from an inside pocket to an outside pocket. If Sort Type is not set to Choose, the cut sequence is from the pocket you click to an inside pocket.
See Sort Type.