Silhouette Pocket

Presentation

This method uses the same calculation as the Silhouette type profile but instead of creating the islands, it creates the pockets found inside the islands.

Here is an example: same selection, on the left with 'Silhouette Pocket', on the center with ' Silhouette', on the right with 'profile'.

In this case, there was no other solution to create the needed pocket (no bottom face, profile does not manage the undercut shape)

Silhouette Pocket

Silhouette

Profile

Characteristics

1. Bottom radius:

   1. As any other type of profile, if there is a radius on the bottom of the pocket, the profile is created shifted from the radius value.

   2. A symbol points out the presence of a radius on the bottom and the value is displayed in the label.

   3. The bottom radius can be only a visual effect with no mechanical characteristics. If you do not want to machine it, set the option 'Reading on solid' to No, in the page Options of each cycle. If it is set to Yes, the cycle will machine it by respecting the crest value given in the page Options.

2. As the silhouette type, the pocket silhouette manages undercut shapes.

3. Several profiles can be found, therefore you can choose one of them or all of them. Sometimes, there is no profile found.

4. The pocket silhouette stays active even after you machined it. You can delete it if you want, there will be no interference with the cycle referring it.

Advises

This type of profile is very specific. Most of time, you will use Bottom face and silhouette, maybe profile type, and when all these methods do not work you will try with the pocket silhouette.

Methodology

1. Right-click to select Silhouette Pocket

2. Click a face to give the orientation of the tool.

3. Give the altitude of calculation (bottom Z)

4. If profiles have been found, click the one you need, or click on the background to select them all.