Groove path start and groove path end

These formats are used for path canned cycles.

The path canned cycle can be turned on by selecting the check box on the on the Strategy tab of the Turning Groove feature. If it's on, then the curve of the feature is output as the path. For examples, see the Groove Path Start and Groove Path End formats in path_cyc.cnc post, which is shipped with FeatureCAM.

Selecting Use path canned cycle on the Turning Groove feature will ignore the Simple/Computed radio buttons in the Cycles Information dialog in XBUILD and, instead, will use the Groove Path Start and Groove Path End formats.

Note: The Simple/Computed radio button in XBUILD are applicable only if the Use path canned cycle option on the Strategy tab of the Turning Groove feature is off.

Tip: The path posts (path_cyc.cnc, pths_cyc.cnc, and pp15_cyc.cnc) do support grooving canned cycles, not the simple kind but the path kind.