Nucleo™ XYZ+ Blade Generation System

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🔧 Blade Edge Feature Recognition System

Technical Documentation for fxBladeEdgeFeatures.ovm

Version 2026Q1 | Last Updated: January 22, 2026 | SolidCut CAD 2025

3. Detection Modes (14 Total)

Category: INSIDE (Pocket Area) - Modes 1-4

1. left-inside

Left pocket wall faces only. Walls that face left (NormX < -0.7) on the interior of the pocket.

2. right-inside

Right pocket wall faces only. Walls that face right (NormX > 0.7) on the interior of the pocket.

3. bottom-inside

Pocket floor faces only. Downward-facing faces (NormZ < -0.7) at the bottom of the pocket.

4. all-inside

All interior pocket surfaces - left walls, right walls, floor, and interior fillets/steps.

Category: OUTSIDE (Perimeter) - Modes 5-11

5. left-outside

Left exterior wall only. The outside face on the left edge of the blade.

6. right-outside

Right exterior wall only. The outside face on the right edge of the blade.

7. bottom-outside

Blade base (bottom) only. The upward-facing face at the base of the blade.

8. top-left

Top face on left arm only. The downward-facing top face on the left side.

9. top-right

Top face on right arm only. The downward-facing top face on the right side.

10. all-outside

All exterior surfaces including base, exterior walls, and top faces.

11. all-outside-except-base

Exterior walls and tops, but NOT the blade base. Useful for side-access operations.

Category: COMBINATION - Modes 12-14

12. all-no-topZFaces

Everything except top and thickness faces. Interior + exterior walls + base + floors.

⚠️ May miss some faces due to topology walk stopping at top-area fillets

13. all-everything

ALL faces including thickness faces. Complete blade surface selection.

14. all-everything-except-base

Everything EXCEPT upward-facing base faces. All walls, floors, fillets, tops.