Refurbishment parameters
This page enables you to define a number of parameters of the tool path refurbishment.
Min. pass length
The Min. pass length parameter enables you to define the minimal length of the pass that will be linked. Passes with length less than this parameter will not be linked. This option enables you to avoid the machining of extremely short passes and increases the machining performance.
Spikes
Sometimes at the end of a pass, where one surface is adjacent to another at a very steep angle, there is a sharp jump. This can happen where the tool touches a steep wall and is lifted to the top, or where it "falls off" a high ledge and drops to the bottom. SolidCAM enables you to remove these spikes.
This option enables you to remove sharp jumps (spikes) from the tool path.
Max. acceptable angle
Spikes or jumps with an angle greater than this value are removed from the tool path. The angle is measured from the horizontal plane.
When this option is active, only spikes at the beginning and end of passes are removed. There will be no spike removal on a looped pass if this option is active, as there is no pass end.
You can trim off any small horizontal areas left at the top or bottom of the spike. The value here is the maximum length of horizontal pass that will be removed from the tool path.
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