User Guide

5-axis MachiningSolidCAM2005 Milling Manual
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Closest point
The direction of your tool axis here is the same like the shortest distance between your present tool
path point and the tilt curve. So the 3D-length is used. The following example shows a wavy surface
with a tilt curve above. You can see that the tool axis has the same direction like the shortest 3D
distance between the surface and the present tool path point.
Tool path point
Tool Axis direction
Curve