4-axis milling with engraving and pocketing operations


Engraving and pocketing operations allow to define the job assignment as the set of the closed contours. Everyone of it defines the <Pocket> or the <Boss> of the model.

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Besides, it is possible to set the <Base surface> in the current operations, on which one of the defined contours will be projected. The base surface is a plane, cylinder or the solid of revolution.

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The contours of the job assignment can define the boss and pockets directly on the base surface or to be an unrolled curves of it. In contrast to the <Cylindrical interpolation> the machine can not have the rotary axis that rotates the workpiece.


See also:

5 axis machining

Operations for 4-axes and 5-axes milling

Engraving operation

Using design features in an Engraving/Pocketing operation

Job assignment for engraving and pocketing operations