Using Total stock (3D) to minimize air cutting

Modified on Tue, 8 Oct, 2019 at 9:56 AM

Total stock controls the extent of the toolpaths for a feature.

Enter an offset distance for each Z slice of a feature to use instead of the Stock boundary.

This example shows a Total stock value of a for one Z slice of a Surface Mill feature that is classified as a 3D boss:

A value of .250 was set in total stock for the image above.

A — A Z slice of a 3D boss feature

a — Total stock value

If the Total stock value is 0, the Stock boundary is used, for example:

No total stock value was set for the image above.

A — A Z slice of a 3D boss feature

Tip: You can also use Boundary curves to control the extent of a Z-level rough operation.