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The procedure for machining pockets of any shape, with or without ‘islands’, depends on the CAD/CAM software that you are using. The software may operate on a pull-down menu system which requires the name of the previously defined pocket shape and the name of each ‘island’ within the pocket. Or a pocket clearance routine within the software may be used to define the shape of the pocket, including ‘islands’. In either case, the data entered is used to generate the cutter toolpaths.
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© 1994 Bernard Hodges and City and Guilds of London Institute
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Hodges, B. (1994). Machining pockets. In: CNC Part Programming Workbook. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12683-5_16
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