An enclosed area of a machining drawing which is completely routed out to a fixed depth
Drawing option for Machining
● Select: Function - Pocket
or
Select
option from the Function Toolbar
A pocket has the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners. Pockets are used to accept fixtures that are recessed into the material such as door pulls. A pocket is defined by its centre point, length and width and the radius of the corners.
Move the cross hair cursor to the required location
First click - Start
Move to create area
Click to finish
● Adjust the values with the Machining instructions pane at the left
Specify two opposite corners of the pocket using xStart/yStart and xEnd/yEnd boxes.
ZStart value - position in Z direction
Specify the direction the cut is taken in the Direction box. Use the direction to specify whether the generated instructions travel in an anti-clockwise (0) or a clock wise direction (1).
Use the Radius box to specify the radius of the router path.
The depth is specified in the Depth box. In the example Z stands for the part thickness.
Tool - use this box to enter the tool number and other information. Click on the [+] button to enter options via a dialog (this is only available for some types of machining centre).
Click to select the opposite corners of the pocket
WoodWop 4.0+ - For pockets the meaning of toolbox option F_ has changed from XY ratio to feed speed. Use: XY = for ratio (% added to path on each pass) instead of F_. Use FN=PK in the toolbox
WoodWop2.5 - Enter the command T=PK in to toolbox. You can also enter F_= and Z_= for the X/Y step and Z step if necessary.
The program automatically generates the correct macro command for the Homag MPR(X) file.
