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The Face Cutting wizard faces a flat surface on a mill or router.

Applies to

MASSO G3 and G3 Touch – Mill / Router

Toolpath

Outside to centre, counter-clockwise (climb)

Step-over

80%, fixed

The cut starts at the X and Y Start coordinates. The direction, climb cutting and 80% step-over are fixed and can't be changed.

Tool and cutting

Field	Parameter	Description
	Name	Describes the wizard; shown on the F5 – Conversational page.
	Tool No	Tool number used to machine the face.
	Tool Diameter	Diameter of the cutting tool.
	Spindle RPM	Spindle speed during facing.
	Cutting Feedrate	Feed rate for X and Y cutting moves.
	Z Feedrate	Feed rate for Z moves.
	Z Clearance	Height above the material that Z moves to when travelling between cuts.
	Depth of Cut	Material removed per pass. Number of passes = (Z Start − Z End) ÷ Depth of Cut.

Area and depth

All positions are work coordinates. For X and Y, the tool is automatically offset inward by the tool radius.

Field	Parameter	Description
	X Start	X where machining begins.
	X End	X where machining ends.
	Y Start	Y where machining begins.
	Y End	Y where machining ends.
	Z Start	Z where machining begins, usually the top surface of the material.
	Z End	Z where machining finishes: the final height of the material.

	QR code help: opens this page for quick reference.
	Save: saves the parameters and returns to F5 – Conversational. If anything is missing or invalid, MASSO shows and highlights the field .
	Cancel: discards changes and returns to F5 – Conversational.
	Tab: on MASSO G3 with an external keyboard, moves to the next parameter.