Double-click the Part Operation in the Activities Process Tree.
- In the
Setup tab, associate
the Design part and Stock to
the Part Operation.
- In the
Option tab, select Activate the intermediate stock
check box.
- Define the value of the
Stock clearance.
Create a first Pocketing operation
.
- Optional: Click Update Input Stock

The input intermediate stock (corresponding
to the stock defined in the Part Operation) is displayed
in the authoring window.

- Go to the Tools tab and select a tool.
- Go to the Geometry tab and define the required geometry. Set Offset on contour to
1mm,
Go to the Machining Strategy tab, then to the Axial tab
- Set the Mode to Maximum depth of cut,
- Set the Maximum depth of cut value to 10mm.
Click Tool Path Replay
that is now available.
- Click Update Output Stock
.
- The tool path is computed and the output
intermediate stock is displayed in the authoring window.

- Update Output Stock
has changed to
, meaning the output
stock is computed and displayed.
Click OK in the operation
dialog box.
- Copy/paste the Pocketing operation you have just created.
A second Pocketing operation is created.
Edit the second Pocketing operation:
- Set Offset on contour to 0 mm,
- Set the Maximum depth of cut value to 15mm.
- Optional: Click Update Input Stock

The input stock corresponding to the
output stock of the first operation is displayed in
the authoring window.
- Click Tool Path Replay
to compute the tool path.
- The tool path machines the remaining
material only.
- The tool path is different on the bottom
level.

Click OK in the operation
dialog box.
Insert a Drilling operation
after the two Pocketing operations and define its parameters.
The input stock status is Input
stock to compute or to update

- Click OK in the operation
dialog box.
Edit the second Pocketing
operation:
- Click Update Output Stock
.
The output intermediate stock is visualized
in the authoring window.

Click OK in the operation
dialog box.
Edit the Drilling operation.
The input stock status is back to Update Input Stock
.
- Click Update Input Stock

The input intermediate stock is displayed.
- Click Update Output Stock
in the Drilling operation.
The output intermediate stock is visualized
in the authoring window.
Click Tool Path Replay

The machining
tool path starts above the stock.
