For the “Rough” tool you can choose to have it pre-finish any flat (horizontal) regions on the cross section, which are common on a lot of Moulding shapes. For the “Finish” tool you can opt to “Vary Stepover”, this can be used to improve finish on shapes that have a lot of steep angles or curves on the cross-section. The Moulding Toolpath has some clever options to further improve finish and efficiency.
The Moulding Toolpath function allows you to specify two tools, one to in effect “Rough” out the majority of material with a larger tool and then the other to do the “Finishing”. The shape is specified by selecting two vectors the first will represent the Drive Curve of the shape and the second defines the Cross Section that will in effect be extruded along the Drive Curve to create the swept shape when machined. This function generates an efficient and smooth toolpath to cut 3D shapes such as mouldings, arches and frames that have a constant cross-section.
In addition to these pre-created models you can also create new components or edit existing ones to use with this function so the potential for creating architectural panels, sign backgrounds, decorative textures or any other applications are endless.
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The pattern dynamically updates as you make changes, you can even adjust the size and position of your original “tile” at any timeĤ0 models have been created specifically for use with this new tool and are supplied with the software as part of the included clip art. This provides powerful control to make an incredible number of variations to your pattern and create some very interesting effects. The create texture area form lets you specify the spacing and overlap of each tile, enter a “shift” for every other row or column of your pattern and control the “symmetry” or reflection of the tiles. It requires a single “tile” component and optionally one or more closed boundary vectors which define the region in which the tiling should take place.
This feature lets you create a repeating pattern or texture.
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