Face grooves

Face groove properties:

• They can be of any shape and can even intersect with itself.
• Regular grooves can be cut to any width using multiple passes.
• If the groove is Simple, the curve can be 3D.

Face grooves can be:

Regular Face grooves — These can have a Width, Depth, Bottom Radius, and Chamfer.

Width

Depth

Bottom Radius

Chamfer

Simple Face grooves — These cannot have a Chamfer.

Width

Depth

Bottom Radius

Simple face grooves are cut with one horizontal pass, with a tool, whose diameter matches the groove's width. For one-pass engraving, select a Simple groove; this performs a single manufacturing pass along the curve.

Note: Plunge points and ramping parameters are ignored for Simple grooves.