Pocketing Style

In the Pocket Style section, the user can determine the way the toolpath will react and travel across the flat surfaces. Each option will have a drop down menu with more options to choose from.
Each option available is explained.

This is the drop down menu for Tool Path. Each option is a method of removing the internal stock on the flat surfaces.

Expand
This is an example of Expand. The toolpath will start at the center and work its way to the outside using the Stepover provided from the Clearance Area Options section. As shown the toolpath is traveling around all of the openings in the surfaces.


Contract
This is an example of Contract. The toolpath will start at the outside edge of the flat surfaces and work its way to the inside using the Stepover provided from the Clearance Area Options section. As shown the toolpath is traveling around all of the openings in the surfaces.


No Lift Expand This is an example of the No Lift Expand compared to the Expand. The No Lift Expand has no rapid moves to get from one area to the next. The Expand has several rapid moves (they are the dotted blue lines).
The No Lift Expand will react the same way as the Expand but with less rapid lift moves.
Expand
No Lift Expand

No Lift Contract
This is an example of the No Lift Contract compared to the Contract. The No Lift Expand has no rapid moves to get from one area to the next. The Contract has several rapid moves (they are shown with the dotted blue lines).
The No Lift Contract will react the same way as the Contract but with less rapid lift moves.
Contract
No Lift Contract

Zigzag
This toolpath will move in a back and forth pattern to remove all material and Stepover the amount that is given in the Clearance Area Option section. The options have now changed to allow the user to input a Toolpath Angle and a Stepover Direction.
This toolpath will travel around the outer edge first before clearing the inside stock.
Tool Path Angle - allows the user to set whatever angle needed to complete the job. The angle starts at the 3:00 o’clock position which would be 0.0000 and goes counterclockwise to the 9:00 o’clock position which will be 180.0000.

Stepover Direction – –determines which way the cutter will step. Another window will display the direction the tool will step over. The arrows on the line will determine the direction the tool will travel. By selecting Left or Right it will change the direction of the arrows to show its new direction. If the Tool Path Angle is changed the line will change to show the true angle of the tool.
This is an example of Zigzag 0.000 Toolpath Angle
This is an example of Zigzag 30.000 Toolpath Angle

Zigzag
This is an example of Zigzag with Ignore Internal Areas activated. It will travel over any opening that may be inside the flat surfaces.


One Way
This toolpath is like the Zigzag option but will only travel in one direction when removing the material from the center of the flat surfaces. As shown in the example below the rapid movements are the blue dotted lines showing that at the end of each pass it will rapid back to the beginning of the next to travel back on the material in the same direction.
This toolpath will travel around the flat surface edges before removing the material from the inside.


Offset – with this style of toolpath it allows the user to only step in so far from the outside of the flat surface.
This is a standard Flat cut
This is a Flat cut using the offset Pocket style and CamCurve Offset of 3.00

Only Contour
With this option the toolpath will only do the contour of the flat surfaces that are against a wall, profiling that area.

Corner Clearance – Normal, Loops, and Rabbit Ears are three different options. This lets the software know which way to clean out the corners. Each is shown in the diagrams below.
Normal
Loops
Rabbit Ears
Transition – there are two different transitions which means going from one lap to the other. The two transitions are direct and smooth as shown in the picture below.
Direct
Smooth
Direction
This option allows to Climb or Conventional cut the material in the center. If the user selects Climb cut the tool will conventional cut against any sidewalls that there are. If the Conventional cut is selected the tool will Climb cut against any sidewalls that there may be.