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    Surface normal output for tool path

    I want to use (Siemens command) CUT3DF (3D cutter comp.) on a 5 axis machine with a Siemens 840D SL control. To use CUT3DF you need the surface normal of the contact point. I am using a ball end mill and need to comp. when milling a contoured surface. How can you output the surface normal...

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