Translations:Manual:Preparing models for 3D printing/37/en


 * Now we have defined a path that, when followed by the milling machine, will carve a rectangular volume out of a block of material. We now need to carve out the space between the dots, in order to reveal them. Hide the Pad, and show the final piece again, so we can select the face that lies between the dots.
 * Select the top face, and press the [[Image:Path_Pocket_Shape.svg|16px]] Pocket Shape button. Set the Offset property to 1mm, and the retraction height to 20mm. That is the height to where the cutter will travel when switching from one loop to another. Otherwise, the cutter might cut right through one of our dots: