Start the Tool Path Editor. See Editing Tool Paths. Click  Approach and Retract Modification in the Tool Path Editor dialog box.
The Approach and Retract Modification dialog box is displayed:
Select the appropriate check boxes under Filter. From the whole tool path or from a polygon that you draw on the
tool path, you can delete:
- approaches,
- retracts,
- linking
passes,
- passes
between paths.
Click: -
Remove from whole tool path if you want to remove
all occurrences or,
- Remove from area inside polygon if you want to remove only
the occurrences in a specific area:
- define the area by drawing a polygon in the authoring window,
-
double-click to confirm and end it.
Go to the Approach or the Retract
tab to add approaches or retracts. - Select the type of motion you want to use and modify the
settings if necessary.
- Click Apply.
A message is displayed, asking
whether this should apply to the whole tool path.
- Answer Yesfor the whole path.
- Answer No to add an approach or a
retract motion to a portion of the tool path, that you will select with one Selection icon:
When you are satisfied with the result, click OK.
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