Side Compensation with Trace reference

Compensation allows you to offset the toolpath to the left and right of the selected contours.

trace dialog passes tab - sideways compensation

Sideways Compensation direction

This works like the compensation direction parameter available on the 2D Contour and Multi-Axis contour strategies, and offsets to the left or right of the selected geometry, while still obeying the changes in Z.

large-scale trace profiling diagram

Large-scale Trace profiling

undercut with slot mill and trace diagram

Undercutting with a slot mill and Trace

Parent page: Trace reference