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      <p class="para_topic">Cut patterns in Planar and Cavity Milling operations determine the tool path pattern used to machine cut regions.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The following remove a volume of material with parallel linear passes:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Zig</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Zig-Zag</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Zig with Contour</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">The following remove a volume of material with a sequence of concentric cutting passes that can progress inward or outward.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b> follows only the periphery geometry.
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            <p class="para_item"> <b class="uiTerm">Follow Part </b> follows all specified <b class="uiTerm">Part</b> geometry.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Turn on <b class="uiTerm">Wall Cleanup</b> for the <b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Zig</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Zig-Zag</b> cut patterns to avoid leaving excess material along part walls that could interfere with the next cut level.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Turn on <b class="uiTerm">Island Cleanup</b> for the <b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b> cut pattern to avoid leaving excess material along island walls that could interfere with the next cut level.
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            <p class="para_item">The following create a single finish pass that follows the part walls within open or closed regions:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Profile</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Standard Drive</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b> cuts using loops to limit excess stepover and control tool embedding.
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      <p class="para_topic">User defined or system defined control points determine where the initial engage occurs for each cut type.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_zigzag.html">Zig-Zag</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_zig.html">Zig</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_zigcon.html">Zig With Contour</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="comcut_cutmeth_follow.html">Follow Periphery</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_follw_prt.html">Follow Part</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_profile.html">Profile</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="cut_cutmeth_stand_drive.html">Standard Drive</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="15topic_11.html">Trochoidal</a><br></body>
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