Preferred Order (Drill) / Reverse Order

The Preferred Order dropdown list defines the order in which the holes will be drilled. The following options are available:

Optimized

The points/holes will be drilled in an optimized order to minimize the motions between the drill locations.
This option only appears in Automated Drill.
See the note below.

Selection Order

The points/holes will be drilled in the order in which they were selected.
 

Main Path X

The drilling order will be automatically optimized along the X axis.
 

Main Path Y

The drilling order will be automatically optimized along the Y axis.
 

The Reverse Order parameter does not appear in the dropdown list, but is a checkbox selection:

Reverse Order

If selected, the points will be drilled in the reverse order in which they were selected.
This option does not appear in Automated Drill.

Note: For 4/5X Automated Drill - The optimization is done for each separate drilling orientation, so that regardless of the proximity of holes of different orientation, a certain orientation is drilled first before switching to the next orientation.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.