Creating a Milling Control

You can create a milling control to specify the milling directions for manufacturing.

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About Milling Controls
  1. From the Manufacturing Controls section of the action bar, click Milling Control .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. From the Region type options, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Design Space Specifies that an entire design space represents a milled feature and is subject to this control.
    Volume Specifies a volume that represents a milled feature.
  4. Select the Support.

    You can select one or more design spaces or volumes, depending on the region type you chose.

  5. Select the Milling Directions.

    You can select a line to indicate a single direction, or you can select a planar face to indicate milling in the direction normal to the plane.

  6. Select Prevent material removal in preserved regions' shadows to indicate that material should not be removed in regions that would prevent the part from being extruded.
  7. Click OK.