The Trochoidal path effect applied to a sample shape
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Trochoidal

Slot hard stock without loading the cutter: overlapping loops of a set radius advance along the outline, keeping engagement low.

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. Loop radius2 to 120, default 14
  2. Advance1 to 80, default 7
  3. DirectionClockwise, Counter clockwise

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