Facing - Stock Boundary reference

The Face strategy automatically uses the extents of the Stock Boundary, defined in the Setup, as the machining area.

selected stock example

The selected stock

default stock boundary example

The default stock boundary

By default the facing is done in the Z level at the top of the model. However, this is easily changed by selecting Bottom Height on the Heights tab.

set facing z level bottom height example

Setting the facing Z level by setting the Bottom Height to Selection and picking a point on the model

To set the machining area manually, simply click the Stock Selections button on the Geometry tab and select the contours as usual.