About Adaptive Clearing

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Adaptive Clearing is a roughing strategy available for clearing large quantities

of material effectively. It is unique in that it guarantees a maximum tool load at
all stages of the machining cycle, and makes it possible to cut deep and with
the flank of the tool without risk of breakage.

The strategy first makes a series of constant Z-layers through the part, and then
clears them in stages from the bottom upwards. Because it can cut so deeply,
the first step down at each stage should be the effective cutting length of the
tool. Then clearing of the intermediate layers proceeds into the shallower layers
to maximize the efficiency of the tool use.

This strategy is extremely effective for machining cores because it uses the
shape of the original stock to maximum effect when machining from the outside
inwards towards the finished shape of the part.

Adaptive Clearing can also be used to great effect for rest machining where a
previous larger tool has removed the majority of the material, but a smaller tool
is necessary for accessing the finer details. When a previous toolpath is
selected, this strategy takes account of the state of the stock after the selected
machining operations and limits itself to the yet non-machined areas.
Retract levels in an Adaptive Clearing toolpath. The numbers indicate the
order in which the Z levels are machined.

Guidelines for Cutting Conditions

Steel
The depth of a cut can be the same as the tool's flute length; up to 20% of the
tool diameter can be used for sideways step.

Hardened steel
The depth of cut can be up to the tool's flute length, and sideways step should
be limited to 5% of the tool diameter.

Aluminum
The depth of cut is recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the tool diameter (but can
be up to the flute length). A sideways step of 30% of the tool diameter is
recommended, and up to 50% of the tool diameter is in some circumstances
achievable.

These values are for cutters suited for roughing. Multi flute cutters should only
be set to half or less of the above sideways steps.

Tool tab settings

Coolant:
The type of coolant used with the tool.

Spindle speed:
The rotational speed of the spindle.

Surface speed:
The spindle speed expressed as the speed of the tool on the surface.
Ramp spindle speed:
The rotational speed of the spindle when performing ramp movements.

Cutting feedrate:
Feed used in cutting moves.

Feed per tooth:

The cutting feedrate expressed as the feed per tooth.

Lead-in feedrate:
Feed used when leading in to a cutting move.

Lead-out feedrate:
Feed used when leading out from a cutting move.

Ramp feedrate:
Feed used when doing helical ramps into stock.

Plunge feedrate:
Feed used when plunging into stock.

Feed per revolution:

The plunge feedrate expressed as the feed per revolution.

Shaft & Holder

When using a tool with a holder, you can choose between one of five different
shaft and holder modes, depending on the machining strategy. Collision
handling can be done for both the tool shaft and holder, and they can be given
separate clearances.

• Disabled - Ignores any shaft/holder collisions.

 Disabled

• Pull away - The toolpath pulls away from the workpiece to maintain a safe
distance between the shaft and/or holder.

Pull away

• Trimmed - Sections of the toolpath that result in safe distances between the
shaft and/or holder being violated are trimmed away.

Trimmed

• Detect tool length - The tool is automatically extended further out of the
holder to maintain the specified safe distance between the shaft and/or holder
and the workpiece. A message indicating how the far the tool is extended out of
the holder is logged.
 Detect tool length

• Fail on collision - The toolpath calculation is aborted and an error message

logged when the safe distance is violated.

Use shaft
Specifies that the shaft of the selected tool will be used in the toolpath
calculation to avoid collisions.

Shaft clearance:
The tool shaft always stays this distance from the part.

Use holder
Specifies that the holder of the selected tool will be used in the toolpath
calculation to avoid collisions.

Holder clearance:
The tool holder always stays this distance from the part.

Geometry tab settings

Machining boundary:
Boundaries mode specifies how the toolpath boundary is defined. The
following images are shown using a 3D Radial toolpath.
Example 1

Example 2

Boundary modes:

• None - The toolpaths machine all stock without limitation.

• Bounding box - Contains toolpaths within a box defined by the maximum
extents of the part as viewed from the WCS.
•

Bounding box

• Silhouette - Contains toolpaths within a boundary defined by the part shadow

as viewed from the WCS.
Restriction: Silhouette mode is not supported for Adaptive Clearing.
 Silhouette

• Selection - Contains toolpaths within a region specified by a selected

boundary.

Selection

Tool Containment
Use tool containment to control the tools' position in relation to the selected
boundary or boundaries.

Inside

The entire tool stays inside the boundary. As a result, the entire surface
contained by the boundary might not be machined.

Inside

Center
The boundary limits the center of the tool. This setting ensures that the entire
surface inside the boundary is machined. However, areas outside the boundary
or boundaries might also be machined.

Center

Outside

The toolpath is created inside the boundary, but the tool edge can move on the
outside edge of the boundary.

Outside

To offset the boundary containment, use the Additional offset parameter.

Additional offset:
The additional offset is applied to the selected boundary/boundaries and tool
containment.

A positive value offsets the boundary outwards unless the tool containment
is Inside, in which case a positive value offsets inwards.
Negative offset with tool center on boundary

No offset with tool center on boundary

Positive offset with tool center on boundary

To ensure that the edge of the tool overlaps the boundary, select
the Outside tool containment method and specify a small positive value.

To ensure that the edge of the tool is completely clear of the boundary, select
the Inside tool containment method and specify a small positive value.

Rest Machining
Limits the operation to just remove material that a previous tool or operation
could not remove.
Rest Machining ON

Rest Machining OFF

Rest material source:

Specifies the source from which the rest machining is to be calculated.

• From previous operation(s)

• From operation(s)
• From tool
• From file
• From solid(s)
• From setup stock

From setup stock

Union of all dependent operations
Union of all dependent operations.

Include all previous operations

Include all previous operations.

Tool diameter:
Specifies the diameter of the rest material tool.

Corner radius:
Specifies the corner radius of the rest material tool.

Taper angle:
Specifies the rest material tool taper angle.

Shoulder length:
Specifies the rest material tool shoulder length.

File:
Specifies the rest material file.

Adjustment:
Selects the rest material adjustment for respectively ignoring or ensuring milling
of small cusps.

• Use as computed
• Ignore cusps
• Machine cusps

Adjustment offset:
This parameter specifies the amount of stock to be ignored, or additionally
removed, depending on the Rest Material Adjustment setting. The parameter is
primarily used to avoid machining of minor rest material with the Ignore
cusps setting.

Tool Orientation
Specifies how the tool orientation is determined using a combination of triad
orientation and origin options.

The Orientation drop-down menu provides the following options to set the
orientation of the X, Y, and Z triad axes:

• Setup WCS orientation - Uses the workpiece coordinate system (WCS) of the
current setup for the tool orientation.
• Model orientation - Uses the coordinate system (WCS) of the current part for
the tool orientation.
• Select Z axis/plane & X axis - Select a face or an edge to define the Z axis and
another face or edge to define the X axis. Both the Z and X axes can be flipped
180 degrees.
• Select Z axis/plane & Y axis - Select a face or an edge to define the Z axis and
another face or edge to define the Y axis. Both the Z and Y axes can be flipped
180 degrees.
• Select X & Y axes - Select a face or an edge to define the X axis and another face
or edge to define the Y axis. Both the X and Y axes can be flipped 180 degrees.
• Select coordinate system - Sets a specific tool orientation for this operation
from an Inventor User Coordinate System (UCS) in the model. This uses both
the origin and orientation of the existing coordinate system. Use this if your
model does not contain a suitable point & plane for your operation.

The Origin drop-down menu offers the following options for locating the triad
origin:

• Setup WCS origin - Uses the workpiece coordinate system (WCS) origin of the
current setup for the tool origin.
• Model origin - Uses the coordinate system (WCS) origin of the current part for
the tool origin.
• Selected point - Select a vertex or an edge for the triad origin.
• Stock box point - Select a point on the stock bounding box for the triad origin.
• Model box point - Select a point on the model bounding box for the triad
origin.

Model
Enable to override the model geometry (surfaces/bodies) defined in the setup.

Include setup model

Enabled by default, the model selected in the setup is included in addition to the
model surfaces selected in the operation. If you disable this check box, then the
toolpath is generated only on the surfaces selected in the operation.

Heights tab settings

Clearance Height
The Clearance height is the first height the tool rapids to on its way to the start
of the tool path.

Clearance Height
• Retract height: incremental offset from the Retract Height.
• Top height: incremental offset from the Top Height.
• Bottom height: incremental offset from the Bottom Height.
• Model top: incremental offset from the Model Top.
• Model bottom: incremental offset from the Model Bottom.
• Stock top: incremental offset from the Stock Top.
• Stock bottom: incremental offset from the Stock Bottom.
• Selection: incremental offset from a Point (vertex), Edge or Face selected on
the model.
• Origin (absolute): absolute offset from the Origin that is defined in either
the Setup or in Tool Orientation within the specific operation.

Clearance height offset:

The Clearance height offset is applied and is relative to the Clearance height
selection in the above drop-down list.

Retract Height
Retract height sets the height that the tool moves up to before the next cutting
pass. Retract height should be set above the Feed height and Top. Retract
height is used together with the subsequent offset to establish the height.

Retract Height

• Clearance height: incremental offset from the Clearance Height.

• Top height: incremental offset from the Top Height.
• Bottom height: incremental offset from the Bottom Height.
• Model top: incremental offset from the Model Top.
• Model bottom: incremental offset from the Model Bottom.
• Stock top: incremental offset from the Stock Top.
• Stock bottom: incremental offset from the Stock Bottom.
• Selection: incremental offset from a Point (vertex), Edge or Face selected on
the model.
• Origin (absolute): absolute offset from the Origin that is defined in either
the Setup or in Tool Orientation within the specific operation.

Retract height offset:

Retract height offset is applied and is relative to the Retract height selection in
the above drop-down list.

Top Height
Top height sets the height that describes the top of the cut. Top height should
be set above the Bottom. Top height is used together with the subsequent offset
to establish the height.

Top Height

• Clearance height: incremental offset from the Clearance Height.

• Retract height: incremental offset from the Retract Height.
• Bottom height: incremental offset from the Bottom Height.
• Model top: incremental offset from the Model Top.
• Model bottom: incremental offset from the Model Bottom.
• Stock top: incremental offset from the Stock Top.
• Stock bottom: incremental offset from the Stock Bottom.
• Selection: incremental offset from a Point (vertex), Edge or Face selected on
the model.
• Origin (absolute): absolute offset from the Origin that is defined in either
the Setup or in Tool Orientation within the specific operation.

Top offset:
Top offset is applied and is relative to the Top height selection in the above
drop-down list.

Bottom Height
Bottom height determines the final machining height/depth and the lowest depth
that the tool descends into the stock. Bottom height needs to be set below
the Top. Bottom height is used together with the subsequent offset to establish
the height.

Bottom Height

• Clearance height: incremental offset from the Clearance Height.

• Retract height: incremental offset from the Retract Height.
• Top height: incremental offset from the Top Height.
• Model top: incremental offset from the Model Top.
• Model bottom: incremental offset from the Model Bottom.
• Stock top: incremental offset from the Stock Top.
• Stock bottom: incremental offset from the Stock Bottom.
• Selection: incremental offset from a Point (vertex), Edge or Face selected on
the model.
• Origin (absolute): absolute offset from the Origin that is defined in either
the Setup or in Tool Orientation within the specific operation.

Bottom offset:
Bottom offset is applied and is relative to the Bottom height selection in the
above drop-down list.

Passes tab settings

Tolerance:
The machining tolerance is the sum of the tolerances used for toolpath
generation and geometry triangulation. Any additional filtering tolerances must
be added to this tolerance to get the total tolerance.

Loose Tolerance .100

Tight Tolerance .001

CNC machine contouring motion is controlled using line G1 and arc G2 G3

commands. To accommodate this, CAM approximates spline and surface
toolpaths by linearizing them; creating many short line segments to approximate
the desired shape. How accurately the toolpath matches the desired shape
depends largely on the number of lines used. More lines result in a toolpath that
more closely approximates the nominal shape of the spline or surface.

Data Starving

It is tempting to always use very tight tolerances, but there are trade-offs
including longer toolpath calculation times, large G-code files, and very short
line moves. The first two are not much of a problem because Inventor
HSM calculates very quickly and most modern controls have at least 1MB of
RAM. However, short line moves, coupled with high feedrates, may result in a
phenomenon known as data starving.

Data starving occurs when the control becomes so overwhelmed with data that
it cannot keep up. CNC controls can only process a finite number of lines of
code (blocks) per second. That can be as few as 40 blocks/second on older
machines and 1,000 blocks/second or more on a newer machine like the Haas
Automation control. Short line moves and high feedrates can force the
processing rate beyond what the control can handle. When that happens, the
machine must pause after each move and wait for the next servo command
from the control.

Machine shallow areas

Specifies that additional Z-levels should be cuts at shallow areas. The following
two images are shown with 3D Contour.

Disabled

Enabled

Minimum shallow stepdown:

This parameter controls the minimum allowed stepdown between the extra Z-
levels. This parameter takes precedence over the maximum shallow stepover.

Maximum shallow stepover:

This parameter controls the stepover used to detect areas where extra Z-levels
should be inserted. If the normal stepdown results in a stepover of more than
this value extra levels will be inserted until the stepover or the minimum
stepdown is reached.

Optimal load:
Specifies the amount of engagement the adaptive strategies should maintain.

Note: Legacy clearing toolpaths produce uneven cutter engagement throughout

the clearing operation. Using an Adaptive Clearing strategy results in 40%
faster material removal rates because larger depth cuts can be taken with full
confidence that the cutter will never see spikes in tool engagement that would
break cutters.

High Speed Clearing Toolpath

Legacy Clearing Toolpath

Minimum cutting radius:

With Minimum cutting radius set

With Minimum cutting radius set - sharp corners in the toolpath are avoided
minimizing chatter in finished parts.

Without Minimum cutting radius set

Without Minimum cutting radius set - the toolpath attempts to remove

material anywhere the selected tool can reach. This produces sharp corners in
the toolpath that often leads to chatter in the machined part.

Note: Setting this parameter leaves more material in internal corners requiring
subsequent rest machining operations with a smaller tool.

Machine cavities
Enable to machine on the inside of the selected closed contours.

Disable to machine on the outside of the selected closed contours.

Open contours may only be specified when this option is enabled.

Machine cavities enabled

Machine cavities disabled

Use slot clearing

Enable this setting to start pocket clearing with a slot along its middle, before
continuing with a spiral motion towards the pocket wall.

This feature can be used to reduce linking motion at corners for some pockets.

Use slot clearing enabled

Use slot clearing disabled

Slot clearing width:

The width of the initial clearing slot along the middle of the pocket before
continuing with a spiral motion towards the pocket wall.

Slot clearing width

Direction:
The Direction option lets you control if Inventor HSM should try to maintain
either Climb or Conventional milling.

Remember: Depending on the geometry, it is not always possible to maintain

climb or conventional milling throughout the entire toolpath.

Climb

Select Climb to machine all the passes in a single direction. When this method
is used, Inventor HSM attempts to use climb milling relative to the selected
boundaries.
Climb

Conventional

This reverses the direction of the toolpath compared to the Climb setting to
generate a conventional milling toolpath.

Conventional

Maximum roughing stepdown:

Specifies the maximum stepdown between Z-levels for roughing.

Maximum Stepdown - shown without Finishing Stepdowns

Note: Sequential Z-level stepdowns are taken at the Maximum stepdown value.
The Final Roughing stepdown takes the remaining stock, once the remaining
stock is less than the Maximum stepdown value.

Fine stepdown:
Specifies the fine stepdown for intermediate steps. These steps are upwards in
the direction of the tool axis.

Flat area detection

If enabled, the strategy attempts to detect the heights of flat areas and peaks,
and machine at these levels.

If disabled, the strategy machines at exactly the specified stepdowns.

Caution: Enabling this feature may increase calculation time considerably.

Minimum stepdown:
Used when detecting flat areas. This is the smallest allowable stepdown to
make.

Minimum axial engagement:

Enable to ensure that at least one flute is constantly engaged as it turns during
the intermediate steps to avoid chatter and reduce tool wear.

Attention: Skipping intermediate steps will leave extra stock for the semi-
roughing operation that follows.

Order by depth
Specifies that the passes should be ordered top down.
Disabled

Enabled

Order by area
Toolpaths are ordered by area rather than by depth.

Stock to Leave

Positive

Positive Stock to Leave - The amount of stock left after an operation to be

removed by subsequent roughing or finishing operations. For roughing
operations, the default is to leave a small amount of material.
None

No Stock to Leave - Remove all excess material up to the selected geometry.

Negative

Negative Stock to Leave - Removes material beyond the part surface or

boundary. This technique is often used in Electrode Machining to allow for a
spark gap, or to meet tolerance requirements of a part.

Radial (wall) stock to leave

The Radial stock to leave parameter controls the amount of material to leave
in the radial (perpendicular to the tool axis) direction, i.e. at the side of the tool.

Radial stock to leave

Radial and axial stock to leave

Specifying a positive radial stock to leave results in material being left on the
vertical walls and steep areas of the part.

For surfaces that are not exactly vertical, Inventor HSM interpolates between
the axial (floor) and radial stock to leave values, so the stock left in the radial
direction on these surfaces might be different from the specified value,
depending on surface slope and the axial stock to leave value.

Changing the radial stock to leave automatically sets the axial stock to leave to
the same amount, unless you manually enter the axial stock to leave.

For finishing operations, the default value is 0 mm / 0 in, i.e. no material is left.

For roughing operations, the default is to leave a small amount of material that
can then be removed later by one or more finishing operations.

Negative stock to leave

When using a negative stock to leave, the machining operation removes more
material from your stock than your model shape. This can be used to machine
electrodes with a spark gap, where the size of the spark gap is equal to the
negative stock to leave.

Both the radial and axial stock to leave can be negative numbers. However, the
negative radial stock to leave must be less than the tool radius.

When using a ball or radius cutter with a negative radial stock to leave that is
greater than the corner radius, the negative axial stock to leave must be less
than or equal to the corner radius.

Axial (floor) stock to leave

The Axial stock to leave parameter controls the amount of material to leave in
the axial (along the Z-axis) direction, i.e. at the end of the tool.

Axial stock to leave

Both radial and axial stock to leave

Specifying a positive axial stock to leave results in material being left on the
shallow areas of the part.

For surfaces that are not exactly horizontal, Inventor HSM interpolates between
the axial and radial (wall) stock to leave values, so the stock left in the axial
direction on these surfaces might be different from the specified value
depending on surface slope and the radial stock to leave value.

Changing the radial stock to leave automatically sets the axial stock to leave to
the same amount, unless you manually enter the axial stock to leave.

For finishing operations, the default value is 0 mm / 0 in, i.e. no material is left.

For roughing operations, the default is to leave a small amount of material that
can then be removed later by one or more finishing operations.

Negative stock to leave

When using a negative stock to leave the machining operation removes more
material from your stock than your model shape. This can be used to machine
electrodes with a spark gap, where the size of the spark gap is equal to the
negative stock to leave.

Both the radial and axial stock to leave can be negative numbers. However,
when using a ball or radius cutter with a negative radial stock to leave that is
greater than the corner radius, the negative axial stock to leave must be less
than or equal to the corner radius.

Fillets
Enable to enter a fillet radius.

Fillet radius:
Specify a fillet radius.
Smoothing
Smooths the toolpath by removing excessive points and fitting arcs where
possible within the given filtering tolerance.

Smoothing Off

Smoothing On (para que o pós-processamento não inclua demasiados pontos,

ativar esta opção e colocar o valor igual à da tolerância do separador passes)

Smoothing is used to reduce code size without sacrificing accuracy. Smoothing

works by replacing collinear lines with one line and tangent arcs to replace
multiple lines in curved areas.

The effects of smoothing can be dramatic. G-code file size may be reduced by
as much as 50% or more. The machine will run faster and more smoothly and
surface finish improves. The amount of code reduction depends on how well the
toolpath lends itself to smoothing. Toolpaths that lay primarily in a major plane
(XY, XZ, YZ), like parallel paths, filter well. Those that do not, such as 3D
Scallop, are reduced less.
Smoothing tolerance:
Specifies the smoothing filter tolerance.

Smoothing works best when the Tolerance (the accuracy with which the original
linearized path is generated) is equal to or greater than the Smoothing (line arc
fitting) tolerance.

Note: Total tolerance, or the distance the toolpath can stray from the ideal
spline or surface shape, is the sum of the cut Tolerance and Smoothing
Tolerance. For example, setting a cut Tolerance of .0004 in and Smoothing
Tolerance of .0004 in means the toolpath can vary from the original spline or
surface by as much as .0008 in from the ideal path.

Feed Optimization
Specifies that the feed should be reduced at corners.

Maximum directional change:

Specifies the maximum angular change allowed before the feedrate is reduced.

Reduced feed radius:

Specifies the minimum radius allowed before the feed is reduced.

Reduced feed distance:

Specifies the distance to reduce the feed before a corner.

Reduced feedrate:
Specifies the reduced feedrate to be used at corners.

Only inner corners

Enable to only reduce the feedrate on inner corners.

Linking tab settings

Retraction policy:
Controls how the tool moves between cutting passes. The following images are
shown using the Flow strategy.

• Full retraction - completely retracts the tool to the Retract Height at the end of
the pass before moving above the start of the next pass.
• Minimum retraction - moves straight up to the lowest height where the tool
clears the workpiece, plus any specified safe distance.

• Shortest path - moves the tool the shortest possible distance in a straight line
between paths.

Caution: The Shortest path option should not be used on machines that do not
support linearized rapid movements where G0 moves are straight-line (versus
G0 moves that drive all axes at maximum speed, sometimes referred to as
"dogleg" moves). Failure to obey this rule will result in machine motion that
cannot be properly simulated by the software and may result in tool crashes.

For CNC machines that do not support linearized rapid moves, the post
processor can be modified to convert all G0 moves to high-feed G1 moves.
Contact technical support for more information or instructions how to modify
post processors as described.

High feedrate mode:

Specifies when rapid movements should be output as true rapids (G0) and
when they should be output as high feedrate movements (G1).

• Preserve rapid movement - All rapid movements are preserved.

• Preserve axial and radial rapid movement - Rapid movements moving only
horizontally (radial) or vertically (axial) are output as true rapids.
• Preserve axial rapid movement - Only rapid movements moving vertically.
• Preserve radial rapid movement - Only rapid movements moving
horizontally.
• Preserve single axis rapid movement - Only rapid movements moving in one
axis (X, Y or Z).
• Always use high feed - Outputs rapid movements as (high feed moves) G01
moves instead of rapid movements (G0).

This parameter is usually set to avoid collisions at rapids on machines which

perform "dog-leg" movements at rapid.

High feedrate:
The feedrate to use for rapids movements output as G1 instead of G0.

Allow rapid retract

When enabled, retracts are done as rapid movements (G0). Disable to force
retracts at lead-out feedrate.

Maximum stay-down distance:

Specifies the maximum distance allowed for stay-down moves.

1" Maximum stay-down distance

2" Maximum stay-down distance

Stay-down level:
Use this setting to control when to stay down rather than doing retracts when
moving around obstacles. Generally, you will want the Adaptive strategy to
stay-down more if your CNC machine does slow retracts compared to high feed
moves. In such cases, increase the level value in the Stay-down level: drop-
down menu. Values increase by increments of 10% with the Least setting at 0%
and the Most setting at 100%.

Remember: Keep in mind that calculation time can increase significantly as you
increase the stay-down level.

Lift height:
Specifies the lift distance during repositioning moves.

Lift height 0
Lift height .1 in

No-engagement feedrate:
Specifies the feedrate used for movements where the tool is not in engagement
on the material, but is also not retracted.

Horizontal lead-in radius:

Specifies the radius for horizontal lead-in moves.

Horizontal lead-in radius

Horizontal lead-out radius:

Specifies the radius for horizontal lead-out moves.
Horizontal lead-out radius

Vertical lead-in radius:

The radius of the vertical arc smoothing the entry move as it goes from the entry
move to the toolpath itself.

Vertical lead-in radius

Vertical lead-out radius:

Specifies the radius of the vertical lead-out.
Vertical lead-out radius

Ramp type:
Specifies how the cutter moves down for each depth cut.

Predrill

Note: To use the Predrill option, Predrill location(s) must be defined.

Plunge
Zig-Zag

Notice the smooth transitions on the Zig-Zag ramp type.

Profile

Smooth Profile
Helix

Ramping angle (deg):

Specifies the maximum ramping angle.

Ramp taper angle (deg):

The desired taper angle of the helical ramps. Use this setting to keep the tool
shaft slightly away from the stock and improve chip escape during ramping.

Ramp clearance height:

Height of ramp over the current stock level.

Helical ramp diameter:

Specifies the helical ramp diameter.

Minimum ramp diameter:

Specifies the minimum ramp diameter.

Predrill positions
Selection button to choose predrill positions.

Entry positions
Selection button to choose entry positions.