Use the Feature Pocket Area Clearance strategy to efficiently remove large volumes of material for individual pocket features using one strategy. This strategy enables you to machine multiple pockets at different Z levels.
There are several pages associated with the Feature Pocket Area Clearance strategy:
- Feature pocket area clearance — The main page used to specify a feature pocket area clearance toolpath.
- Raster — Settings to define a raster area clearance style. This page is available when you select a Style of Raster on the main page.
- Offset — Settings to define offset area clearance styles. This page is available when you select a Style of Offset model or Offset all on the main page.
- Vortex — Settings to define a Vortex area clearance style. This page is available when you select a Style of Vortex on the main page.
- Step cutting — Settings to define in-line rest roughing. This minimises terracing when creating area clearance toolpaths with a large stepdown. This is available when you select a Stepdown of Automatic.
- Finishing — Settings to perform a Final Stepover and a Final Stepdown which are different from the normal stepover and stepdown.
- Unsafe segment removal — Settings to remove small toolpath segments.
- High speed — Settings to control smoothing options to avoid sharp changes in tool direction when high speed machining. This page is only available for offset styles.
- Order — Settings to control the order of machining.
- Approach — Settings to control how the tool approaches the path.
- Automatic verification — Settings to automatically verify toolpaths on creation.
The remaining pages are common toolpath strategy pages.