Getting Started SURFCAM

Icon Command Description
Material
Part
Chain
Options
Select Chain Options
Use Material to chain the material boundary to define where material
removal should occur between the Part and the Material boundary.
Use Part to chain the part boundaries for contours and pockets. Part is the
default chaining mode.
Displays the Chain Options dialog.
Chain Planar Elements: When set to No, the system will chain in any
direction. When set to Yes, the system maintains the chaining direction
along the plane defined by the first entity chosen.
Limit Tangent Angle: When set to No, the system will chain two elements
that come together at any angle. When set to Yes, the system will chain
only elements that meet at an angle less than the specified Angle
Tolerance value.
Angle Tolerance: This setting is available only when Limit Tangent Angle
is set to Yes. Enter the limit angle for tangent elements.
When the Vector or Auto options are clicked on the Select Chain toolbar, the Select toolbar is
displayed.
Select toolbar
Icon Command Description
Done
Single
Select Options
After elements are selected, click Done to return to the Select Chain
toolbar.
Select a single element or a series of single elements.
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