After completing your
drawing.
Go to Machine
Tools
Select Mill
Select either VCM (#3 or #4)
Next go to
Toolpaths
Select Pocket Toolpath
The chain menu appears
Select each of the entities in turn that
you wish to chain. When finished click OK.
The tooling menu pops-up.
select a tool from the library (either click in the
white area or select library tool button)
Note the three tabs. After
selecting the tool from the library, click the
Pocketing Parameters tab.
Be sure to make the Depth
negative.
The third tab is to set the cutting pattern.
Click OK.
To generate the NC code click the
G1 icon.
If you get warnings
like the one below ...
you will need to closely examine all the
corners and intersection.
This
or this
or gaps can
cause this error message.
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