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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Trochoidal Procedures</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/comcut_trochoidal.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">How To </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/trochoidal-list_op.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/trocoidal-warn-rt.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trochoidal.gif" border="0"> as the cut method on the main parameter page of either Cavity Mill, Planar Milling or Face Milling operations.
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            <p class="para_item">Accept the default parameters, generate a tool path, and examine the results.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">If necessary, make small adjustments.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Adjust the <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b> value from the operation dialog.
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                  <p class="para_item">Adjust the <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal Width</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Min Trochoidal Width</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Stepover Limit %</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal Step Ahead</b> values from the <b class="uiTerm">Cutting Parameters</b> dialog.
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                        <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Cutting</b>.
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                        <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Strategy</b>.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">There are five <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b> parameters that all interact with each other. It&rsquo;s best to start with the default parameters, then go back and make a small adjustment to one parameter at a time. Look at the results of each adjustment before changing the other parameters.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Refer to <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/trochoidal-out_op.html');return(false);">Outward Trochoidal Options</a> for limits on each parameter.
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               <p class="para_td">Loops are too wide.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Make <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal Width</b> a little smaller.
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               <p class="para_td">Tool path doesn't go into sharp corners far enough, or doesn't go into a narrow area.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Make <b class="uiTerm">Min Trochoidal Width</b> a little smaller.
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               <p class="para_td">Not enough <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b> cutting.
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               <p class="para_td">Make <b class="uiTerm">Stepover Limit %</b> a little smaller.
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               <p class="para_td">Too much <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b> cutting.
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               <p class="para_td">Make <b class="uiTerm">Stepover Limit %</b> a little larger.
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               <p class="para_td">Loops are too far apart.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Make <b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal Step Ahead</b> a little smaller.
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