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What does a Cplane do in a Toolpath?

7/30/25 1:23 PM / by camInstructor Mike

Every wondered why there is an option to change the Comp/Construction Plane in a toolpath, let's have a look!

Often users are told that the C and T planes must match for their toolpaths but never told why, or why this setting is even there. Lets have a look at why this is here and where/how it can be used.

 

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Topics: Planes

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Written by camInstructor Mike

camInstructor Mike is Mike Wearne, an avid machinist, cnc programmer and overall connoisseur of all things machining. Mike is one of camInstructor's resident cad/cam/cnc experts and works part time at his local college teaching aspiring machinists how to program CNC Machines of all types.

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