Clearance height

The Clearance height is the first height the tool rapids to on its way to the start of the toolpath. Use Offset to shift the height from the reference selected in From. A positive or negative offset moves the height in either direction.

Clearance height.

From

For Plane clearance geometry type:

• Retract height - Incremental offset from the Retract Height.
• Feed height - Incremental offset from the Feed Height.
• Top height - Incremental offset from the Top Height.
• Bottom height - Incremental offset from the Bottom Height.
• Model top - Incremental offset from the Model Top.
• Model bottom - Incremental offset from the Model Bottom.
• Stock top - Incremental offset from the Stock Top.
• Stock bottom - Incremental offset from the Stock Bottom.
• Selection - Incremental offset from a Point (vertex), Edge, or Face selected on the model.
• Origin (absolute) - Absolute offset from the Origin that is defined in either the Setup or in Tool Orientation within the specific operation.

Drill only:

• Hole top - Incremental offset from the Hole Top.
• Hole bottom - Incremental offset from the Hole Bottom.
• Hole segment top - Incremental offset from the top of the selected hole segment.
• Hole segment bottom - Incremental offset from the bottom of the selected hole segment.

For Cylinder and Sphere clearance geometry types:

• Retract - Uses the retract height as the clearance height.
• Stock OD - Uses the outer diameter of the stock as the clearance height.
• Model OD - Uses the outer diameter of the model as the clearance height.
• Selection - Uses a selected reference to define the clearance height.
• Radius - Uses a specified radius from the WCS origin as the clearance height.
• Diameter - Uses a specified diameter from the WCS origin as the clearance height.
• Outermost of... - Uses the selected stock, model, or fixture diameter options and applies the largest value as the clearance height.