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Turning Tools : Driven Points

With TopSolid'Cam, the user can drive the center of the insert. This requires taking into account the value of the insert radius, especially regarding the gauges,.

It's also possible to drive one of the fictive points defining the insert cutting edges. Of course, in this case, the fictive point used depends on the type of operation  (exterior or interior, left or right).

The following diagram shows how the driven points are defined on a turning insert.

The following diagram shows how to use the driven points, in relation to some operations.

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