The Lead In and Out path effect applied to a sample shape
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Lead In and Out

Give a cutter or laser a curved approach and exit so it never dives straight into the edge, with radius, sweep and side all adjustable.

FamilyToolpaths
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Radius1 to 200, default 16
  2. Sweep10 to 270, default 90
  3. SideLeft, Right

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