Hi all,

We're running a double-pass border cut setup on our CNC where the first pass leaves a 1mm onionskin, and the second pass cuts through the onionskin and completes the full depth cut. Both passes are controlled through the processing station. We're getting a small step on the finished edge where the first pass was made.

To fix this I'd like the first pass to cut with a 0.5mm lateral offset from the final cut line, so the second pass cleans up both the onionskin and that 0.5mm of material, leaving a clean edge with no step.

I've looked into using Multi-Pass Tools with the Rough Cut Offset, and while that works in principle it means we'd need to set up multiple 900 Tools. One for every material/thickness combination.

Before going down that path and creating individual 900 tools for each material thickness and for different materials that use specific cutters, I wanted to ask:

- Is there a way to apply a lateral rough cut offset on the first pass of a border cut while still letting the processing station control the onionskin depth?

- Is there a way to have the first pass depth be dynamic? (e.g. material thickness - 1mm) so we don't have to hardcode it per thickness?

- Has anyone else solved this problem for border cuts in a cleaner way?

Any help appreciated!