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Azimuth and elevation angles for Tool Axis (PartMaker, Advanced Surface Manufacturing)

The following diagram illustrates azimuth and elevation angles, as used by the Tool Axis page for multi-axis machining:

This shows the elevation angle, which is the angle from the Tool Axis vector's orthogonal projection onto the XY plane toward the positive Z-axis, to the Tool Axis vector. The elevation angle is between -90 and 90 degrees.

This shows the azimuth angle, which is the angle from the positive X axis toward the positive Y axis, to the Tool Axis vector's orthogonal projection onto the XY plane. The azimuth angle is between 0 and 360 degrees.

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