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Path FromShapes

Menu location
Path → From Shape
Workbenches
Path
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

This tool generates tool-paths from Path Object edges.

Tool-paths are uncompensated for tool radius. There is no Tool controller associated with the generated tool-paths .

Usage

All edges associated with the 3D Model selection will be included.

  1. Select edges by selecting the entire object from the 3D view or document tree, or by selecting individual edges, or by Faces from the 3D view.
  2. Press the File:Path FromShape.png From Shape button

Options

All Options provided are available only from the FromShape.Property.Data view, and include:

  • Retraction Axis
  • Retraction Height
  • Resume Height
  • Feed Rate
  • Feed Rate Vertical