Translations:Path Workbench/3/en

The FreeCAD Path Workbench workflow creates these machine instructions as follows:
 * A 3D model is the base object, typically created using one or more of the [[Image:Workbench_PartDesign.svg|24px]] Part Design, [[Image:Workbench_Part.svg|24px]] Part or [[Image:Workbench_Draft.svg|24px]] Draft Workbenches.
 * A Path Job is created in the Path Workbench. This contains all the information required to generate the necessary G-code to process the Job on a CNC mill: there is Stock material, the mill has a certain set of tools and it follows certain commands controlling speed and movements (usually G-code).
 * Path Tools are selected as required by the Job Operations.
 * Milling paths are created using e.g. Contour and Pocket Operations. These Path objects use internal FreeCAD G-code dialect, independent of the CNC machine.
 * Export the job with a G-code, matching to your machine. This step is called post processing; there are different post processors available.