SimplyCam V3. Documentation

Profiles

This dialog allows you to define the profiles on which to perform the pocketing machining.
It also allows you to define the tool compensation.

Profiles Definition section

Each profile defined, it is displayed on the screen with an arrow indicating the direction of the cut and the point of start.
It also increased the indicator in bottom section, showing the number and type of defined profiles.

Note: the Pocket toolpath does not allow open profiles.

Last
The chain defined in the last preceding operation is selected.

All
All entities on the active layers (visible) are selected and chained automatically, if possible.

Select
The selected entities, one by one, at the end are concatenated to create one or more profiles (chains).

Window Select
All entities lying inside the rectangular window are selected and concatenated to create one or more profiles (chains).

Chain
Clicking on an entity, all entities connected to the respective end points, are concatenated to form the profile (chain).

Reverse
Reverses the direction of the chains.

Unselect Last
The last defined chain is removed from the selection list.

Unselect All
All defined chains are removed from the selection list.

Chains Manager
This parameter open the dialog box containing the list of all chains with this options: