Use the Feature Pocket Rest Profile strategy that creates a toolpath around the pocket profile after the pocket has been roughed using an area clearance strategy. This strategy enables you to machine multiple pockets at different Z levels.
There are several pages associated with the Feature Pocket Rest Profile strategy:
- Feature pocket rest profile — The main page used to specify a feature pocket rest profile toolpath.
- Rest — Settings to define rest machining.
- Step cutting — Settings to define in-line rest roughing. This minimises terracing when creating area clearance toolpaths with a large stepdown. This is available when you select a Stepdown of Automatic.
- Cut distances — Settings to control the number of profile cuts.
- Finishing — Settings to perform a Final Stepover and a Final Stepdown which are different from the normal stepover and stepdown.
- 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.