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    Z data

    XBUILD has a reserved word for each Z parameter in FeatureCAM. XBUILD also provides words that signal Post to perform arithmetic operations to accommodate the different ways that machines handle the Z axis.

    The following manufacturing attributes in FeatureCAM contain corresponding reserved words in XBUILD:

    FeatureCAM attribute

    XBUILD reserved word

    Type

    Z rapid plane

    ZRAPID

    Numeric

    Plunge clearance

    ZCLEAR

    Numeric

    Parent topic: Relationship between FeatureCAM and XBUILD

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