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This field allows multiple depths of Cut in a single tool path. By setting this number to a value less than the Total Depth of the Cut, you will have multiple passes in the material.
For example, if you have 1" thick material and need to take three passes to cut through the part, you could set the Depth/Pass field at .4 (any number between .35 and .5 is valid) and the Total Depth at -1.0. The code generated will produce the first pass at -.4, the second at -.8 and the third pass at -1.0. In the standard Router-CIM cycles the tool paths will ramp down between the Cuts.
There are 3 options for Depth Per Pass:
1) You can enter a number into this field. This will instruct Router-CIM to always go down up to the set amount you have defined in a single pass before multiple passes will be made.
2) You can use an A which will instruct Router-CIM to obtain the value by the NEGATIVE thickness that has been assigned to the geometry.
NOTE: Also, when you give your part's geometry negative thickness, a forward slash can be followed by a positive number (A/0.03 for example). A part with a negative geometry thickness of -0.75 for example, the Depth Per Pass would be 0.72.
3) If you are running these parts through Router-CIM Automation Suite, you can use a capital M which will instruct Router-CIM to obtain the value by the thickness of the material that you have assigned the part to in Router-CIM Automation Suite.
NOTE: When you have Depth Per Pass set to material thickness, a forward slash can be followed by a positive number (M/0.03 for example). With a material thickness of 0.75, the Depth Per Pass would be 0.72.
