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Using it on an inclined plane may produce unexpected results. It will still produce a path to cut a horizontal surface. The extent of the cut will be the horizontal projection of the inclined plane at a height corresponding to the lowest point in that plane.
Using it on an inclined plane may produce unexpected results: it will still produce a path to cut a horizontal surface. The extent of the cut will be the horizontal projection of the inclined plane, performed at a height corresponding to the lowest point in that plane.


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Revision as of 01:28, 9 December 2019

Path-Face

Menu location
Path → Face
Workbenches
Path
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None


Description

The Face Mill tool creates a path to perform a facing operation on a horizontal surface.


Caveats

Using it on an inclined plane may produce unexpected results: it will still produce a path to cut a horizontal surface. The extent of the cut will be the horizontal projection of the inclined plane, performed at a height corresponding to the lowest point in that plane.