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5X Applications 
> Geodesic 
Geodesic is a high quality toolpath calculates an even 3D step over complex parts. It includes support for guide curves, undercut and considers the holder to prevent collisions.
Users can use it for 3 axis, 4 axis, and 5 axis toolpaths, typically used for parts that require high quality surface finish such as mold and die cores and/or cases where a continuous toolpath start-to-end without re-entries, is required.
See the example images below.
To display additional parameters, click the relevant tab in the dialog image below.
Tabs
For a 3 axis toolpath, the geodesic toolpath feature uses 3D step on multiple surfaces for achieving good surface quality.
For a 5 axis toolpath, the geodesic toolpath feature can also mill undercuts as shown in the picture below
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