Rotary Pocket milling strategy

Fusion Manufacturing Extension

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The Rotary Pocket strategy is a roughing operation that lets you clear large quantities on material on rotary parts.

Rotary Contour toolpath on an extruder screw

Rotary Pocket toolpath clearing a pocket

You can clear material effectively using the Automatic Stepdown option, which adjusts stepdowns automatically so that they coincide with cylindrical surfacs. If you are using a tool such as a ball-nosed tool, you can use the Tool Offset option to avoid cutting with the center of the tool.