2.5D contouring
This operation extends the capabilities of the 2D contouring operation in terms of machining multi-level contours of parts. All the functionality of the 2D contouring operation was preserved.
For each contour specified in the job assignment of the operation, the top and bottom machining levels can be set, which affect only this contour. Setting machining levels is done interactively with the mouse cursor. To set them, click in the graphics window on the contour that is selected in the list of job assignments. On the contour line, next to the cursor, a graphic mark appears in the form of a small circle. Moving the cursor with this cursor in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the curve, we can set the top and bottom level for the contour. During that process the cursor position is snapped to the boundaries of the geometric object to which the contour belongs. The exact level value is entered in the input field, which is fixed by pressing the cursor again on the graphic label for setting the machining level.
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