Stepover Retract
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Stepover Retract
What is the advantage of this function???
"Whitey"
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Re: STEPOVER RETRACT
Copy and paste straight from the help file:
In the Finish Machining Toolpath form a Stepover Retract Value can be applied to the Offset Machine Strategy. If the value you enter is greater than 0 then the tool will lift off the surface of the composite model by this amount when stepping between each offset contour. Depending on your material and tooling, adding a small lift will eliminate perpendicular tool marks between the toolpath contours to potentially improve the finished surface.
In the Finish Machining Toolpath form a Stepover Retract Value can be applied to the Offset Machine Strategy. If the value you enter is greater than 0 then the tool will lift off the surface of the composite model by this amount when stepping between each offset contour. Depending on your material and tooling, adding a small lift will eliminate perpendicular tool marks between the toolpath contours to potentially improve the finished surface.
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Re: STEPOVER RETRACT
thanks just wanted to be sure that is what would happen...
"Whitey"
K2 Devices/4 axis
Corel Suite
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K2 Devices/4 axis
Corel Suite
PhotoCarve
Aspire11.0008
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Re: Stepover Retract
Before we had Stepover Retract, notice the diagonal lines here;
scott
I most commonly, use a .01" retract personally now.scott
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