How to Choose First Setup Orientation

 

By default, Toolpath selects the first setup as the orientation based on a combination of the following factors;

• possible material removal volume,
• Lowest overall aspect ratio (keeping heights low),
• Availability of a full profile at the given orientation.

In some cases, you may want to force a particular first setup orientation. This may be due to your fixtures, tooling, or personal preference for desired machining strategy.

To do so, please follow the instructions below:

1. Open the part report from the Parts page.
2. In the Part Summary, select Edit Environment:
   
3. Select the Cut Config and First Setup orientation you wish to recalculate the part with:
   
4. Select Recalculate:
   
5. The part report will recalculate using the selected setup as the first setup orientation.