SimplyCam V3. Documentation

Lead In / Lead Out

This dialogs controlling how the tool approaches and retracts to the part at the start and at the end of profile.

Lead In / Size
This option adds a line or arc the beginning of each rough cut and / or finish cut of the profile.

- Line:
A perpendicular line is added to the start of the pass.
- Arc:
An tangent arc is added to the start of the pass.
- Size
If the lead in is a line, the value refers to the length, however, if the lead in is an arc, the value refers to the radius.

Lead out / Size
This option adds a line or an arc at the end of each rough cut and / or finish cut of the profile.

- Line:
A perpendicular line is added at the end of pass.
- Arc:
An tangent arc is added at the end of the pass.
- Size
If the lead out is a line, the value refers to the length, however, if the lead out is an arc, the value refers to the radius.