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Drag Knife

Create a toolpath for a knife to cut the selected contours.

  1. Select the contours to apply toolpaths to.

  2. Activate the Drag Knife tool

  3. Select a Depth, and define the Strategy Parameters and Cut Parameters

  4. Click OK.

Strategy Parameters

Lift Corner Lift the knife in corners of the contour being cut
Lift The amount to lift the knife by in corners
Align  
Radius Corner Cut corners in the selected contour with a radius
Radius The size of the radius to apply to corners in the contour
Loop Corners - Outside Corners Only Loop the knife around external corners
Loop Standoff The size of the loop the knife follows at external corners

Cut Parameters

Drag Knife Toolpaths use a subset of the common toolpath Cut Parameters.

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