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chaz6966 · #1 02-21-2009, 01:50 PM

z level finish, is there anyreason that z level finish wont cut across the floor fo a 3 d rectangular pocket with radiused corners and bottom.
description in last post.
any help would be appriciated.

BurrMan · #2 02-21-2009, 04:03 PM

Z Level will do the "Z levels" of a model. Use slice planar to get the x/y flat stuff

Allen123 · #3 02-23-2009, 10:44 AM

The Z level finish is a water line tool path. It is used to clear the vertical areas not the flats.

You could do a planner tool path like burr said, or just do a 2D pocket to finish the flats.

Then run the Z level finish to finish the vertical walls.

This was just a simple pocket to clear stock and finish the flat

Now I did a Z level finish to finish the vertical walls.

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