Feature machining

The Feature Machining category on the Strategy Selector dialog contains strategies to machine features on a model.

The Feature machining strategies are:

• Feature Area Clearance lets you choose between raster and offset styles to remove material from a feature.
• Feature Chamfer Milling bevels sharp corners on features using specific chamfer tools.
• Feature External Thread Milling creates an external thread on a boss feature.
• Feature Face Milling clears flat surfaces specified by bounded or unbounded face features.
• Feature Finishing machines the walls and flats of features
• Feature Pocket Area Clearance lets you choose between raster and offset styles to remove material from pocket features. You can machine multiple pockets at different Z heights using one strategy.
• Feature Pocket Profile machines around the profiles of the pocket features.
• Feature Pocket Rest Area Clearance adds rest machining options to the Feature Pocket Area Clearance strategy.
• Feature Pocket Rest Profile adds rest machining options to the Feature Pocket Profile strategy.
• Feature Profile machines a profile around the feature at each Z height.
• Feature Rest Area Clearance adds rest machining options to the Feature Area Clearance strategy.
• Feature Rest Profile adds rest machining options to the Feature Profile strategy.
• Feature Slot Machining machines slot features in a model.
• Feature Top Fillet Milling machines round corners of the top edge features.

The common tabs are described in common toolpath strategy pages.

For more information on the Strategy Selector dialog, see Toolpath Strategies.