The Orientation type list controls the tool orientation. You can select:
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Free — When selected, the tool orientation is irrelevant. Any tool orientation is acceptable.
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Orientation vector —- Steers the tool by aligning the vector in a particular orientation. The contact track of the tool remains unchanged, but the contact position on the tool is affected as the tool orientation changes.
Note: On the
Machine axis control page of the strategy dialogs there is an additional option of
Polar.
Polar is where the toolpath looks like a 3-axis toolpath (the tool axis is the Z axis), however, it uses rotations about the machine's singular axis rather than moving in X and Y.