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The Parallel contour mode proposes a contextual menu to
define the Guide:
The contents of the contextual menu and of the sensitive icon change
depending on which item have been selected previously.
By default, you are in Guide contour mode, i.e. in a standard geometry
selection mode. |
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Open file FreeFormShape1.CATPart,
then select Machining > Surface Machining in the Start
menu. |
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Click Contour-driven
.
The Contour-driven dialog box is displayed.
The dialog box opens at the geometry tab page
.
Click the red area in the sensitive icon and select the whole part.
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Go to the Strategy tab. Click Parallel
contour.
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Right-click Guide 1 in the sensitive icon and choose
Select faces...
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu02NLS.gif)
The sensitive icon turns to:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu03NLS.gif)
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Click Boundary Faces in the sensitive icon and
select faces as shown below.
Click Preview Guide in the Boundary Face contextual
menu to visualize the contour.
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu04NLS.gif)
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The faces you select must be topologically clean.
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In the case of an open face, the guide is computed from the external
boundary.
Here are two other examples of computed guide (shown in red):
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu05NLS.gif)
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu05bNLS.gif)
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In the Radial tab, select the Reference:
![](images/ContourDrivenReference01NLS.gif)
either Contact point:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu06NLS.gif)
or Tool end:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu01NLS.gif)
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Click Tool Path Replay. The tool path is
displayed.
Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box.
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Click Contour-driven
.
The Contour-driven dialog box is displayed.
The dialog box opens at the geometry tab page
.
Click the red area in the sensitive icon and select the whole part.
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Go to the Strategy tab. Click Parallel
contour.
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Right-click Guide 1 in the sensitive icon and choose
As guiding points
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu02NLS.gif)
The sensitive icon turns to:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu07NLS.gif)
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Click Start and select a point in the 3D
Viewer.
Click End and select a point in the 3D Viewer.
(after each selection, double-click anywhere to revert to the dialog box.)
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Click Tool Path Replay. The tool path is
displayed.
Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box.
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu08NLS.gif)
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Click Contour-driven
.
The Contour-driven dialog box is displayed.
The dialog box opens at the geometry tab page
.
Click the red area in the sensitive icon and select the whole part.
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Go to the Strategy tab. Click Parallel
contour.
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Right-click Guide 1 in the sensitive icon and choose
As guiding axis
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu02NLS.gif)
The sensitive icon turns to:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu09NLS.gif)
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Click Start and select a point in the 3D
Viewer.
Double-click anywhere to revert to the dialog box.
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Click Axis and define an axis in the dialog box
that is displayed:
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu10NLS.gif)
Click OK to revert to the main dialog box.
The direction is displayed through a red arrow while the dialog box is
open,
through a black one after you have closed the dialog box.
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If necessary increase the
Maximum width to machine.
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Click Tool Path Replay. The tool path is
displayed.
Click OK to validate and exit the dialog box.
![](images/ContourDrivenGuidecontextualMenu11NLS.gif)
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