



Description

The Path Workbench contains, by default, a set of hidden features. They are hidden by default because they are developmental or experimental for the following reasons:

is an incomplete feature

is bug-ridden

is unstable

does not produce correct, stable, safe, paths

is not a standard, regularly used tool in the traditional CAM workflow

is a mature, ready tool that has not been moved to the standard tool list

... other reasons

Enable Experimental Features

To access the hidden experimental features in the Path Workbench, the user must enable them in the Parameter Editor.

To enable Experimental Features:

Open the Parameter Editor via Tools → Edit Parameters... Once in the editor the path is BaseApp → Preferences → Mod → Path Right click in the parameter list area to obtain the actions pop-up menu. Create a new Boolean parameter. Name the new parameter: EnableExperimentalFeatures (case-sensitive). Set it to: True . Save the settings. Restart FreeCAD.

Result: the experimental tools should appear in the Path Workbench.

Above: the Parameter editor showing the EnableExperimentalFeature boolean as True





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