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  1. 10-14-2010, 09:12 PM #1
    jay_dizzle
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    pocket milling - don't want finishing pass

    hello guys and gals, wanting to do a pocket using only a roughing tool.
    how do i remove the finishing tool from the cam tree? can't for the life
    of me remember....
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  2. 10-14-2010, 09:48 PM #2
    wdp67
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    Just put a zero for the diameter of the finishing tool in the pick tools section of the pocket editing area and it will post with no finishing tool.

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  3. 10-14-2010, 09:58 PM #3
    jay_dizzle
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    ahh yes, but isn't there another way? one that envolves removing the tool all together? i seem to remember this but maybe i am wrong.
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  4. 10-15-2010, 09:13 AM #4
    The Engine Guy
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay_dizzle View Post
    ahh yes, but isn't there another way? one that envolves removing the tool all together? i seem to remember this but maybe i am wrong.
    Yes, there is, see image below.

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