Fluting panel — Cutting Depth

Fluting panel — Cutting Depth

Fluting panel — Cutting Depth

Specify the Start and Finish Depth for the toolpath. You must enter a Finish Depth to calculate the fluting toolpath.

  • Start Depth — This value must be less than the Finish Depth. If you enter a Start Depth of 0, the fluting toolpath starts and ends at the top of the material.
  • Finish Depth — Specify the maximum depth of the tool. You must enter a Finish Depth for Carveco to calculate the toolpath.
  • Tolerance — Enter a value in the box to specify how closely the tool follows the shape of the selected vectors. Entering excessively small values increases the size of the toolpath file and slows down calculation and machining times.

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