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This process creates toolpath where each pass is parallel or perpendicular to the selected curves. The toolpath morphs between the curves. This process accepts either two Drive Curves or any number of Drive Curves with two Trim Curves. The Trim Curves must be coincident with the endpoints of the drive …

When you click the Trim to Holder button in the Advanced 3D process dialog, the Trim to Tool Holder dialog appears. It lets you supply values to trim the toolpath in such a way as to prevent the tool holder from hitting the finished part geometry. Select the Trim with …

This surfacing option creates toolpath on selected intersections (either edges or faces of solids and sheets). The Intersections process is not restricted by stock definitions and does not recognize fixtures, but is a gouge-free process that avoids red constraint faces. This is because the toolpath machines the border or edge …

The Options tab is enabled when the Lace Cut option is selected. It contains more detailed cut, stepover and retract options as well as controls for how to work with the edge of the part or selection. Lace Cut Options The three options for lace cuts are Constant Z Rough, …

You use surfacing processes to create full 3 Axis toolpaths. You combine the Surfacing process tile with a tool tile to create a Surfacing process. The system supports surfacing with flat, bullnose, and ball endmills. You must select solids or sheets as the cut shape for surfacing processes. The Surfacing …

The stock shape is used to create machining operations and display the cut part rendered image of the part once those operations have been generated. Stock that defines a part may be set in one of three ways. These methods are the workspace stock in the Document Control dialog, a …

You use the History, Recreate, and Rebuild functions to make the necessary changes. The History lists maintain all of the bodies that are used to create any model. Anytime a solid is created or modified, it is assigned a name and reference. If a modification is made to an existing …

Geometry from Solids This button is located in the Geometry Creation palette. The palette that it accesses provides options for creating 2D geometry from solids and sheets. The options contained in the palette include: Geometry Extraction, Hole Extraction, Parting Line and Outline. Each of these functions is briefly described below …

You can use the Unstitch function to separate solid models into component pieces or “healed” to remove holes. You can use Unstitch Solid to: Cap holes which are intended to be drilled and do not need to be machined along with the contour of the model. Remove fillets or chamfers …

Because the system maintains the history of solids and sheets, it is possible to modify earlier steps during model creation and rebuild the final model. Any changes made can be incorporated into the final model using the Rebuild function. This level of associativity is very useful when working with complex …