Roughing
The ‘Roughing' section of the Advanced tab provides a granular level of control for the ‘stock to leave’ aspect of the roughing toolpath, and provides ‘Hole patching’ to prevent roughing passes from attempting to cut into holes.
Features
The following table describes each option in the Roughing section, as shown in the above screenshot.
Option | Description | How to Use |
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Hole Patching | Checked (default) - CAM Assist uses ‘Bodies’ to fill in holes to prevent roughing passes from attempting to cut into them: this can be important for efficiency in roughing. The ‘Bodies’ can be seen in Mastercam’s ‘Levels’ tab. Unchecked - CAM Assist will not prevent roughing passes from cutting into the holes. | Click the box to check or uncheck it. |
Axial stock to leave | Set the radial ‘stock to leave’ for roughing operations. | The ‘stock to leave’ values can be amended as follows:
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Radial stock to leave | Set the axial ‘stock to leave’ for roughing operations. |