Default Profile

Introduction

The Default Profile is used for Milling, Routing, Laser, Plasma, and Water Jet jobs while inside of the wizard for the nesting job. After the nesting parameters have been set, there is still the matter of how each profile is going to be handled. This section will give you the ability to set a profile method for all profile geometry.

Material Approach for Default Profile

  • Clearance Plane - displays the clearance plane value. In the CAM Tree, right-click Machine Setup, and click Edit to set the clearance plane in the Machine Setup dialog box. The clearance plane is incremental from the top of stock. It defines the safe rapid plane used between machining operations. The value you define in the Machine Setup is applied to all features under that setup.

 

  • Rapid Plane - is the height at which the tool can rapid safely within a single machining operation. This value is incremental from the Top of Feature setting in the Nesting Wizard.

 

  • Feed Plane - is the height at which the tool movement changes from rapid to feedrate. This value is incremental from the toolpath.

Feature Parameters for Default Profile

  • Top of Feature - is the top of the material for the feature. This value is incremental from the Machine Setup or machining origin.
    • Pick Top - hides the nesting wizard and enables selection mode for you to set the Top of Feature by clicking on an entity.
  • Total Depth - is the cutting depth of the feature from the Top of Feature as an absolute or positive value. This value is applied to all operations in the feature.
    • Pick Bottom - hides the nesting wizard and enables selection mode for you to set the Total Depth by clicking on an entity.

 

Note: The Profile and Dado operations are the same type of operation with a different name.

Next Topic

After defining Material Approach and Feature Parameters, click Next>> to go to the Machining Strategy page.