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The Start Holes path effect applied to a sample shape
Toolpaths

Start Holes

Wire has to be threaded before it can cut, so a pierce circle and a short lead line land on the flattest or longest edge.

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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. Hole size1 to 60, default 8
  2. Lead in2 to 150, default 18
  3. Edge choiceFlattest, Longest run, Bottom, Top

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