How many people use pocketing operation to cut out the shape of objects in hardwood?

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Cutting to different depths and avoiding flipping

Lastly, we cut out the larger outer part — since an 0.25" tool won’t fit into the finer details, we use a 1/8" tool, since the depth of the cut will be twice the diameter of the tool, we need to add offset geometry and cut as a pocket down to tab height (0.0625"): [image] Offset Vectors [image] offsetting to the outside by endmill diameter plus 10% or so Apply [image] Select both the offset and original geometry: [image] and cut as a pocket down to tab height: [image] which previ…

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