You can define Main, First Alternate, and Second Alternate custom strategies for any cut using the tabbed pages in the right half of the Entry/Exit Move dialog box.
Note: You can only define custom strategies for a cut if you have selected CUSTOM_ENTRY or CUSTOM_EXIT for this cut type in the Entry/Exit Type group box in the left half of the Entry/Exit Move dialog box.
Select the text box next to the appropriate cut type (for example, First Cut) on the Main, First Alternate, or Second Alternate tabbed page. Click Change.
The A/E Strategies dialog box opens.
To define a new strategy, click New.
The system displays the default strategy name, such as strategy 1, in the Name text box in the Strategy Definition group box. You can type a different name.
Build the custom strategy by selecting a segment type from the Type drop-down list in the Segment Definition group box, specifying the appropriate parameter values, and clicking Insert. The following segment types are available:
Helix—The tool moves along a helix. You have to specify the following parameters: Radius, Ramp Angle, Height, and Direction (Left or Right).
Line—The tool makes a linear move. You have to specify the following parameters: Length and Slope.
Arc—The tool moves along an arc. You have to specify the following parameters: Radius and Angle.
As you insert segments, their names are displayed in appropriate order in the list box in the Strategy Definition group box. If you select a segment name in the list box, the segment definition is displayed in the Segment Definition group box below. You can:
Change the segment definition. To do this, change the segment type or parameter values and click again on the selected segment name in the list box.
Insert another segment before the selected one by defining the segment type and parameters and clicking Insert.
Delete the segment by clicking Remove.
The Available Strategies list box at the top of the dialog box lists all the custom strategies defined for this or any other move type. If you select a strategy name in this list box, the strategy definition is displayed in the Strategy Definition group box below. You can:
Change the strategy definition by inserting or removing segments.
Copy the strategy by clicking Duplicate (the strategy is copied with the default name such as strategy 1 copy), then change the strategy name and definition as needed.
Delete the strategy by clicking Delete.
When satisfied with the custom strategy definitions, click OK to close the A/E Strategies dialog box and return to the Entry/Exit Move dialog box.
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