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Machining operations: Contour

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Machining operations: Contour

- [Instructor] For our next simple 2D MOP we'll pick Contour which helps describe a cut either along the outside or the inside of a particular piece of geometry. So, to make one of these I'll select Contour. This brings up the Chaining window, just a fancy way of asking me how to select something. I'll be using C plane and then also the Chaining button. The rest of this you can ignore for now. If I select those two options just clicking on the side of this square will select the whole thing, so that makes it a little easier. We need to split this operation into two because one of the operations will default to the outside and the other one to the inside. This window will look familiar. It's a lot like drilling with some slightly different options. Our Toolpath Type is Contour. We'll leave that alone. As for the tool itself, a regular drill will no longer suffice because the drill can't cut sideways, so we'll select a library tool. In this case we'll want a flat end end mill. So, I can…

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