Drill holes#

With a drill bit (Peck at Points)#

1. Click the hole circles in the order you want them drilled.
2. Under CAM Operations, click Drill.
3. Under Mode, pick Peck at Points.
4. Pick a drill as the Tool.
5. Set Depth.
6. Click Generate Toolpath.

No circles? Click on the canvas to place points. A click near a circle uses its centre.

Peck lists every tool. Pick a drill: an end mill must be centre-cutting, and a ball nose or taper leaves a rounded bottom. The form warns you.

With an end mill (Helical (Circle))#

Makes any size hole by spiralling down.

1. Select the hole circles.
2. Click Drill, then pick Helical (Circle) under Mode.
3. Pick an end mill smaller than the hole.
4. Set Depth and generate.

The form lists each hole's Ø and the toolpath Ø.

Hole in a pocket floor#

Set Start to that pocket's floor, and Depth to the hole's own depth. See Cut into the floor of a pocket.

Related: All Drill settings