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I am new here, but an old user of Mastercam, my latest version is 2005, which I think is the original X.  I am now retired and have a CNC mill/lathe in my garage which I enjoy.  I am an ex moldmaker and have done most of my time using Mastercam Mill.  Because my hobby machine has the capability to turn as well I am teaching myself Mastercam lathe.  I am currently working on a project to machine Chess pieces and have been successful in changing the generic MPFAN post to cut radii instead of diameters, but now I am having problems with the finishing toolpath following the contour through X+ and X- movement along the contour.  At one point along the way, I came across a page that allowed you to choose which way the tool was going to move, and it showed that moving along the Z axis it would cut radii which would allow X+ and X- movement.  I have since changed my approach to the way I want to machine the job but cannot find my way back to the page that allows the choice of tool direction.  Can anybody please help me wioth this.

Thank you

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