The
Chaining Options page contains settings which you can use to improve your chaining results.
The
Chaining Options dialog contains the following settings:
- Avoid sharp corners — This option causes the chaining process to select paths which do not contain sharp (acute) corners if possible.
- Chain only on-screen geometries — This option causes the chaining process to use only the geometry visible on screen for calculations. If you have a part which has many pieces of geometry, you can zoom in on the curve you want to chain to simplify the process. If deselected, chaining can be slow on parts with lots of geometry, because
FeatureCAM considers all geometry in the part, even if you are chaining a single closed circle and it is the only visible geometry.
- Endpoint tolerance — Geometries separated by a distance less than this value are considered to intersect. You may need to use a higher value for imported data than for data created in
FeatureCAM.
- Double-click depth — The number of segments
FeatureCAM analyzes in each direction to connect your start and end points. You may need to use a higher value for imported data than for data created in
FeatureCAM.
- Single-click depth — Enter the number of segments the program analyzes in each direction to connect your start and end points for manual chaining. You may need to use a higher value for imported data than for data created in
FeatureCAM.