Use the Sloped Walls Machining Options dialog to specify a draft angle for the walls of a pocket or a contour.
To display the Sloped Walls Machining Options dialog:
- Make sure the Advanced Milling Toolpath option is selected on the Profile Group Parameters dialog.
- Click the Sloped Walls button on the Profile Group Parameters dialog.
The following setting is available:
Draft Angle — Enter the angle between the sloped wall and the vertical.
When the Draft Angle is applied to a:
- Pocketing strategy, PartMaker offsets each depth level of the toolpath inwards, away from the group profile and towards to the center of the pocket, based on the draft angle.
- Contouring strategy, PartMaker offsets each depth level of the toolpath inwards, away from the group profile and towards the tool, based on the draft angle.