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In this type of machining, material removal is performed by the sides of the cutter.  The Swarf Milling strategy provides you with a number of advantages during steep areas machining. With Swarf machining performed by the sides of the tool, the contact area between the tool and the work-piece is a line and therefore a better surface quality can be achieved with a minimum number of cuts.

The tool axis vector is defined such that the tool is parallel to the drive surface.  The position of the tool-tip is determined by the contact point of the tool and the part surfaces along the tool axis vector.