Finishing

GO2cam applies contouring path in center tool mode by cutting the shape by Z levels.

Key Points

With the concept of « Crest Height » and « Slope Following », the finishing cycle can be applied to a majority of topologies.
By defining leadin and leadout radii, we obtain « approach/return » in material in ‘falling leaf’ motion well adapted to HSM machines.
The constant Z increment (constant crest=no) is much more adapted to vertical faces. The constant crest height gives a better result on faces with a small slope.
You can combine the constant Z increment with a slope following calculation. This way you get a number of passes smaller than with constant crest height to yes, but the result is not always very good.
This solution is a good compromise for semi-finishing passes.

This cycle cannot calculate toolpath on flat faces.

Dialog Area	Parameters
Behaviour on the clamps and components	Gouge Check	Offset XY
Behaviour on the clamps and components	Safety area	Offset Z
Curves Computing	Curve tolerance	Curve segmentation
Toolpath Computing	Decomposition of arcs of toolpath	Arcs decomposition tolerance