Rectangular Pocket Wizard

The Rectangular Pocket wizard machines a rectangular pocket 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.

Rectangular Pocket wizard screen

Tool and cutting

FieldParameterDescription
Name fieldNameDescribes the wizard; shown on the F5 – Conversational page.
Tool No fieldTool NoTool number used to machine the pocket.
Tool Diameter fieldTool DiameterDiameter of the cutting tool.
Spindle RPM fieldSpindle RPMSpindle speed during machining.
Cutting Feedrate fieldCutting FeedrateFeed rate for X and Y cutting moves.
Z Feedrate fieldZ FeedrateFeed rate for Z moves.
Z Clearance fieldZ ClearanceHeight above the material that Z moves to when travelling between cuts.
Depth of Cut fieldDepth of CutMaterial removed per pass. Number of passes = (Z Start − Z End) ÷ Depth of Cut.

Pocket size and depth

All positions are work coordinates. For X and Y, the tool is automatically offset inward by the tool radius, so the pocket is cut to these edges.

FieldParameterDescription
X Start fieldX StartX where machining begins.
X End fieldX EndX where machining ends.
Y Start fieldY StartY where machining begins.
Y End fieldY EndY where machining ends.
Z Start fieldZ StartZ where machining begins, usually the top surface of the material.
Z End fieldZ EndZ where machining finishes: the final pocket depth.

Buttons

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