New strategy — Semi-Finish

Use this page to select the semi-finish strategy. The semi-finish stage is used to cut the part to within the finish allowance.

To complete this page:

1. Enter the Tool Diameter. This is the diameter of the tool. The tool is a flat end tool for Z level rough and a ball end tool for all other operations.
2. Enter the Finish Allowance. This is the amount of material left after the semi-finish pass.
3. Enter the Tolerance. This sets how close the milling is to the mathematically ideal surface. This does not guarantee that your feature is machined to this tolerance in all locations if the tool you select is incapable of cutting within that tolerance in constrained areas. If your part shows a faceted appearance, set the tolerance to a lower value.
4. Select the semi-finishing operation type from among:
   • Parallel — For Direction, select X parallel to cut parallel to the X-axis or Y parallel to cut parallel to the Y-axis. You can also optionally enter a Parallel angle.
   • Z Semi — Perform a single Z level semi-finish operation.
   • Z Finish
   • None — Select this option if you don't want a semi-finish pass.