Analyze Chain dialog box
Use the Analyze Chain dialog box to identify problems—such as overlapping entities, direction reversals, and short entities—that you want Mastercam to look for in selected chains.
Parameters
Display (Overlapping entities)
Select to search for overlapping entities. Mastercam marks the approximate overlap positions with red circles.
Quick
Searches for adjacent overlapping entities only.
Thorough
Searches for all overlapping entities.
Display (Direction reversal)
Select to search for positions where the chain reverses direction by a value greater than the Minimum angle value. Mastercam marks direction reversals with yellow points.
Minimum angle
Sets the minimum angle that Mastercam uses to detect direction reversals.
Display (Short entities)
Select to search for short entities. Mastercam marks the short entities with blue circles.
Maximum length
Sets the maximum length that defines a short entity.
Display arrow at start of each chain
Select to display an arrow at the start of each chain, which servers as an indicator of gaps in the chain.
Create geometry in problem areas
Creates geometry in problem areas, depending on what options you select for use in analyzing the chains. This geometry helps you zoom in on problem areas in order to fix them. For example, Mastercam creates red arcs (circles) for overlapping entities, yellow point entities for direction reversals, and blue arcs (circles) for short entities.
