Pocketing

Note: The Pocketing operation is available only for 2-axis features.

The Pocketing operation enables contour parallel area clearance of a closed curve.

Stepover

General rules

• The machining curve must define a closed pocket.
• The start position of the cut is set automatically to a point on the boundary. The wire then feeds to the center of the pocket and then cuts from the inside toward the boundary.
• To ensure that the wire starts in a particular position (to thread the wire for example) you should define a start point. The toolpath then starts at the start point and then feed to the center of the pocket.

Note: No attempt is made to check if the stepover value is larger or smaller than the wire diameter.

• Cutter compensation does not apply to a pocketing operation because it outputs a wire path that is already corrected (that is, no compensation is entered on the machine).