Use the 3D cut-out toolpath to machine inside or outside the boundary of a selected vector using absolute Z values. This toolpath differs from the 2D profiling toolpath because it does not use the current settings for the material block. The values you enter in the 3D Cut Out panel are absolute Z values, not depths relative to the material block and origin.
Click the
Create 3D Cut Out (Profile) Toolpath
button on the
Toolpaths panel to display the
3D Cut Out panel. Use the
3D Cut Out panel to control:
- where your tool cuts into and retracts from the block of material by adding lead in and lead out moves.
- how your tool cuts into the block of material by adding ramping moves.
- the cutting direction of the tool.
- whether the vector is cut or snapped out from the block of material by adding bridging.
After you have calculated the toolpath, you can simulate it.
Note: The availability of this feature is license dependent.