2.5 Axes > Profile Open by Plane

Cut along the edges of open contours.

Hints and tips for surface profile procedures

Creating this procedure

See Creating a Procedure for a general explanation.

1. For Technology, choose 2.5 Axes as the main selection, and Profile Open by Plane as the subselection.

2. Choose the appropriate cutter.

3. Define the contours (open) and plane.

4. Define the following Motion Parameters:

   • Approach & Retract

   • Clearance & UCS

   • Entry & End Points

   • Boundary Settings

   • Tolerance & Surf. Offset

   • Tool Trajectory

   • Stock

   • Optimizer

   • User Parameters

5. Define the Machine Parameters.

6. When finished, you can choose from the following Work Mode Dialog buttons:

   • Save & Close to suspend

   • Save & Calculate to execute

   • Save Original

   • Cancel

(These options are also available on the Procedure popup submenu.)