ZLevel Machining of the Inside Walls of a Part

This task shows you how to use ZLevel machining for finishing the inside walls of the pocket.
Make sure that ZLevel.1 is the current entity so that this operation will be inserted after it.

  1. Click ZLevel .
    A Zlevel.2 entity is added to the program.
    The Zlevel dialog box is displayed.

  2. Right-click the sensitive red area that represents the part and choose Select faces....
    The dialog box shrinks and the face selection toolbar is displayed.

  3. Select all of the faces that form the inside wall of the pocket. Click OK.
    The dialog box is redisplayed and the red area is now green.
    In the viewer, the edges around the selected faces are highlighted.

  4. Go to the Machining strategy tab ()  and select Pockets only for the Machining mode.

  5. Click Tool Path Replay . 

  6. The tool path is displayed and the display and analysis dialog box is called up. Click OK.

  7. The tool path is erased from the viewer and you come back to the operation dialog box.
    Click OK to close the dialog box.

The operation you have just created should still be the current entity. 

Now we are going to define a sweeping operation for the top surface of the part and the bottom of the pocket.