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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Cut Levels</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cmill_using_cut_levels.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">For Cavity and Zlevel Milling, you can specify cutting planes that determine how deeply the tool cuts to remove material. Cavity and Zlevel Milling are horizontal cutting operations (2  D operations) where the cutting is completed at a constant Z level before moving on to the next Z level. Use the Cut Levels dialog to perform these operations.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Determining Highest and Lowest Ranges</div>
      <div class="title_division">Cavity Milling</div>
      <p class="para_division">For Cavity Milling, the default top of the highest range is the highest of the part, blank, or cut area geometry tops. If Cut Area is defined without a blank, the default top is the top of the cut area. If the cut area has no depth, as in the case of a horizontal face, and there is no blank, the default cut range top is the part top.</p>
      <p class="para_division">With Cut Area defined, the default bottom of the lowest range is the bottom of the cut area. When Cut Area isn't defined, the bottom of the lowest range is the lowest bottom of either the part or blank geometry. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Zevel Milling</div>
      <p class="para_division">For Zlevel milling, if Cut Area isn't defined, the default top of the highest range and bottom of the lowest range are based on the top and bottom of the part geometry. If Cut Area is defined, they are based on the top and bottom of the cut area. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Floor Stock</div>
      <p class="para_division">The cut level planes (triangles) are displayed without calculating floor stock. When the path is generated, the levels are adjusted upward by the specified floor stock amount.</p>
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