Ordering Zones

You can set the order in which the zones on a part are machined. Zones can be either pockets or the outer part.

Before you begin:
  • You can only order sweep areas.
  • Areas that will be machined with a path of ZLevel type and horizontal areas cannot be ordered.
  • You must have a part that has a point or a plane defined in the each of the zones you want to select.
  1. From the Surface Machining section of the action bar, click Roughing .
  2. In the dialog box, click the red sensitive area Part and select the whole part to be machined.
  3. In the dialog box, click Zone order and select the zones to machine by clicking a point in each zone.


    Important: When you select a face, an annotation appears (blue label, with the name Zone followed by its order). If this annotation is not in the pocket to be machined, you must create a point in this pocket and select it as explained above.
  4. Select the Tool tab to choose a tool.
  5. Click Display or Simulate to check the validity of the machining operation.
    The zones will be machined in the order they were selected.
  6. In the Zone order context menu, activate the Machine only ordered areas option.
  7. Click Display or Simulate to check the validity of the machining operation.
    Only the zones you ordered are machined, and in the order you have chosen.