Use the Slice Area Clearance strategy to create area clearance toolpaths from boundaries, patterns, flats, and DUCT picture files.
There are several pages associated with the Slice Area Clearance strategy:
- Slice area clearance — The main page used to choose the slices, area clearance styles, and associated settings.
- Rest — Settings to define rest machining.
- Raster — Settings to define a raster area clearance style. This page is available when you select a Style of Raster on the main page.
- Offset — Settings to define offset area clearance styles. This page is available when you select a Style of Offset model or Offset all on the main page.
- Wall finishing — Settings to perform a Final Stepover which is different from the normal stepover.
- Unsafe segment removal — Settings to remove small toolpath segments.
- High speed — Settings for the smoothing options to avoid sharp changes in tool direction when high speed machining.
- Order — Settings to control the order of machining.
- Approach — Settings to control how the tool approaches the path.
- Automatic verification — Settings to automatically verify toolpaths on creation.
The remaining pages are common toolpath strategy pages.