To​ ​Perform​ ​Facing 

The​ ​tutorial​ ​begins​ ​with​ ​a​ ​facing​ ​operation​ ​to​ ​clear​ ​the​ ​top​ ​face​ ​of​ ​the​ ​stock​ ​and​ ​ensure​ ​that​ ​it​ ​is
completely​ ​flat.

1. On​ ​the​ ​ribbon,​ ​click​ ​CAM​ ​tab​ ​ ​ ​2D​ ​Milling​ ​panel​ ​ ​ ​Face​ ​ ​ ​.

This​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​new​ ​facing​ ​operation​ ​and​ ​opens​ ​the​ ​Operation​​ ​dialog​ ​box​ ​where​ ​you​ ​can​ ​edit​ ​the
individual​ ​parameters​ ​controlling​ ​the​ ​toolpath,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​select​ ​the​ ​actual​ ​geometry​ ​to​ ​machine.

Each​ ​tab​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Operation​​ ​dialog​ ​box​ ​is​ ​divided​ ​into​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​groups.​ ​In​ ​this​ ​tutorial,​ ​the
necessary​ ​settings​ ​are​ ​changed​ ​in​ ​each​ ​appropriate​ ​group​ ​as​ ​you​ ​go​ ​along.

​ ​Tool​ ​tab

1. On​ ​the​ ​Tool​​ ​tab,​ ​click​ ​.​ ​

​ pens​ ​the​ ​Tool​ ​Library​​ ​where​ ​you​ ​can​ ​select​ ​from​ ​existing​ ​tools​ ​in​ ​a​ ​library​ ​or
2. This​ o
define​ ​a​ ​new​ ​tool.
3. From​ ​the​ ​Sample​ ​Libraries​ ​>​ ​Tutorial​​ ​tool​ ​library,​ ​select​ ​tool​ ​#1​ ​-​ ​Ø50​ ​mm​ ​face​.

4. Click​ ​ ​ ​to​ ​close​ ​the​ ​Tool​ ​Library​​ ​dialog.

​ ​Geometry​ ​tab

1. Click​ ​the​ ​Geometry​​ ​tab.

The​ ​Face​​ ​strategy​ ​automatically​ ​detects​ ​the​ ​size​ ​of​ ​the​ ​stock​ ​which​ ​is​ ​shown​ ​as​ ​an​ ​orange
outline​ ​on​ ​the​ ​part.

In​ ​this​ ​example,​ ​the​ ​default​ ​stock​ ​and​ ​stock​ ​contours​ ​work​ ​fine​ ​and​ ​so​ ​the​ ​stock​ ​size​ ​need​ ​not​ ​be
specified​ ​manually.

Automatically​ ​detected​ ​stock​ ​size

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