Lead in Lead out

Lead In/Out moves are commonly used to gradually feed the cutting tool into and out of a profile using line and/or arc elements. Leads are also
typically required in order to install and cancel machine control tool radius compensation.

Lead in/out moves are a combination of lines and arcs at the beginning and end of a Contour toolpath that control how the tool approaches and
pulls away from the toolpath. Mastercam places entry and exit lines relative to the entry and exit arcs. If both an entry line and an entry arc are
defined, the line gets machined first. If both an exit line and an exit arc are defined, the arc gets machined first. The angle of entry/exit ramps is
determined by the line length and ramp height.

You can change the lead in/out settings by double-clicking Parameters in the Toolpaths Manager, and then choosing Lead In/Out nested under
Cut parameters.

Note:

 You can override the toolpath feed rate by setting feed rates for both lead in and lead out.
 The contour leads in/out options are available for all contour types.
 If you use an entry point and an exit point for the lead in/out moves, Mastercam uses the entry point for both points, which is the last
point chained before the toolpath chain.