“Use Rapids: This will allow you to cycle back and forth between tool feed speed and rapids for your repetitions. If this is selected, rapids will be used for the initial positioning for the router and bit.”
What is Rapids and what is the meaning of the above?
Rapids are where the machine attempts to do moves at the max velocity you've set in motor tuning. Rapids are G0 moves. This is as opposed to moves at your selected feedrate which are (for example) G1 moves. If you generate and examine the code from the wizard both with "Use Rapids" and without you'll see the difference.
“Alternate Sides Between Repetitions: Allows the Machine to do more of an X patter than a line back and forth at a diagonal”
What is the meaning of this?
if you don't select "Alternate sides" then the code generated describes a simple diagonal path. Try it to see. Use offline if you want to test it without machine movement.
if you DO select "Alternate sides" then the code generated describes a cross pattern. Try it to see.
Ian
