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more efficient surface milling path

al204

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hello Folks!
I need help in order to improve the efficiency of a milling sequence.
Please take a look at the image attached. This is the female part of the mold for a fork. You may notice the tool retracts and plunges several times, thus increasing the milling time considerably.

IS there a way to reduce the no. of retracts? I have tried to use the customize menu, but I just don
 
On your image I don't see too much retracts. Generally, surface milling strategy does not produce unnecessary retracts. Just in case, check did you set "LACE_OPTION" to anything except "NO" and "SCAN_TYPE" to "TYPE_3".
 

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