4-Axis Retracts
February 14, 2007 · Filed Under MeshCAM Development
In the course of witing fixing some 4–axis bugs I had a chance to redo some old code and remove a bunch of unused files. Removing code is one of my favorite activities.
I also had to redo the Retract Height command since many options are not relevant for a 4–axis setup (Program Zero + Dist and Geometry Max + Dist). Since the stock is spinning around the axis it can potentially collide with the tool anywhere the cylinder formed by the spinning stock. Since it will be easy for users to forget this I’m just going to have the option to put the retract height above that cylinder.