Model Area Clearance Overview

Use the Model Area Clearance strategy to rapidly remove excess material from the stock and keep air moves to a minimum. Offset toolpaths work well in the bottom of pockets whereas raster toolpaths are often used on open parts. Offset area clearance is good for high speed machining. High speed machining provides a consistent tool loading at the expense of an increased number of rapid, air moves across the component. This minimises wear to both the tooling and machine. Vortex machining enables you to increase the feed rate whilst maintaining surface quality and tool life.

There are several pages associated with the Model Area Clearance strategy:

The remaining pages are common toolpath strategy pages.