Shallow Area Machining reference

Shallow area machining detects shallow areas on the model and inserts additional stepdowns to provide a better finish of the shallow areas.

When enabled, the shallow area machining is controlled by two parameters:

Minimum Shallow Stepdown

This parameter controls the minimum allowed stepdown between the extra Z-levels and takes precedence over the maximum shallow stepover.

Maximum Shallow Stepover

This parameter controls the stepover used to detect areas where extra Z-levels should be inserted. If the normal stepdown results in a stepover of more than this value, extra levels are inserted until the stepover or the minimum stepdown is reached.

Adaptive with Machine Shallow Areas disabled

Adaptive with Machine Shallow Areas enabled