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partno  arrayed pocket with multiple z passes

REMARK  021507 bytecolor

        print / on
        clprnt
        MACHIN/EMC,1
outrad  = 8     $$ outer pocket radius
inrrad  = 4     $$ inner pocket radius
npokts  = 8     $$ number of pockets
ribthk  = .25   $$ rib thickness between each pocket
pockdp  = 1.    $$ pocket depth
tldia   = 1.25  $$ tool dia 
roghfd  = 12    $$ rough feed
finsfd  = 4     $$ finish feed
rghdoc  = .125   $$ rough depth of cut

orig    = point / 0, 0, 0
strtpt  = point / 0, 0, 1
etrypt  = point / (inrrad + (outrad - inrrad) * .5), 0, .1
lx      = line / xaxis
ly      = line / yaxis
curzpl  = plane / 0, 0, 1, -rghdoc
outcir  = circle / 0, 0, 0, outrad
inrcir  = circle / 0, 0, 0, inrrad
lftlcl  = line / orig, atangl, (180 / npokts)
rgtlcl  = line / orig, atangl, -(180 / npokts)
        $$ find the pocket profile
        zsurf / curzpl
p1      = point / xlarge, intof, (line / parlel, lftlcl, ysmall,$
                                         (ribthk / 2)), inrcir
p2      = point / xlarge, intof, (line / parlel, lftlcl, ysmall,$
                                         (ribthk / 2)), outcir
p3      = point / xlarge, intof, lx, outcir
p4      = point / xlarge, intof, (line / parlel, rgtlcl, ylarge,$
                                         (ribthk / 2)), outcir
p5      = point / xlarge, intof, (line / parlel, rgtlcl, ylarge,$
                                         (ribthk / 2)), inrcir
        $ pocket parameters
re      = tldia / 2
c       = re * 1.7
f       = c
f1      = roghfd / 2
f2      = roghfd
f3      = finsfd
of      = 1
p       = 1
        cutter / tldia
        from / strtpt
        index / 1
        index / 2
        rapid
        goto / etrypt
        pocket / re, c, f, f1, f2, f3, of, p, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5
        rapid
        goto / etrypt
        copy / 2, transl, 0, 0, -rghdoc, (pockdp / rghdoc)
        rapid
        goto / etrypt
        copy / 1, xyrot, (360 / npokts), npokts
        rapid
        goto / strtpt

        fini