Tool Path Smoother (Arc Filter) Dialog Box

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The ArcFltr option appears in the Operations Manager. ArcFltr converts a sequence of linear moves that approximate an arc into one arc move.

  1. Click an operation in the Operations Tree on the Operations Manager dialog box.

  2. Click the ArcFltr option in the Filter List box.

  3. Click the Filter Only button.

  4. Enter the values and click OK.

  5. Click the Accept button. The optimized toolpath appears in the operations list.

Surface Tolerance

The arc that replaces the line segments approximates a surface curve. Surface Tolerance is the maximum distance between the arc and the surface curve.

Max. Deviation Off Plane

A group of lines on the same horizontal plane forms the arcs. The Tool Path Smoother operation excludes lines whose distance from the horizontal plane exceeds the Max Deviation Off Plane.

You can post the operation with the filter, and not create a new operation, as follows.

  1. Select the operation in the Operations Manager.

  2. Click the ArcFltr option in the Filter List box.

  3. Click the Post button.

  4. Enter the values and click OK.

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