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Introduction

Leads are an additional move added to the start and end of the cut. The Leads page handles both lead-in and lead-out moves for the Groove Finish operation. This topic explains the lead parameters that are used for the Groove Finish operation

 

Lead-in

The Lead-in is an additional move prior to the initial cut into the material. The Lead-in allows you to specify how the cut is approached.

 

 

 

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Lead-out

The Lead-out is an additional move following the last cut in the material. The Lead-out allows you to specify how the tool exits the cut.

 

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NOTE:      The lead-ins and lead-outs for Grooving operations are always adjusted based on the feature and region selected. This means that in most cases you can type positive values and the resulting leads are exactly what is needed to exit the cut. Negative values are still supported and can be used in situations where the adjusted leads do not yield the proper results.


Next Topic

After defining the leads for the last operation in the wizard, click Compute to close the wizard and create the toolpath. If you are in a Mill Turn job, click Next> > to go to the MDI page.