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The Leads Page
 The Leads page contains options for leading into and out of the finish profile of the pocket.
Leads are only applied to the profile finish pass.
 Lead In
o Vertical - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear plunge feed in
the Z axis into the profile.
o Parallel - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear feed move into
the toolpath that is parallel to the first entity.
o Right Angle - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear feed at a
right angle to the profile.
o Circular - When this option is selected the system will generate a radial move into the
profile and the Radius field will appear for user input.
 Length - Used with the Vertical, Parallel and Right Angle lead options, this field
indicates the distance of travel the system will generate before the cutter reaches
the defined edge.
 Radius - Used with the Circular lead option, this field indicates the radius of the
approach into the profile.
 Lead Out
o Vertical - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear retract out of
the profile.
o Parallel - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear retract out of
the toolpath that is parallel to the last entity.
o Right Angle - When this option is selected the system will generate a linear feed at a
right angle away from the profile.
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