The responce from Bertau got me closer than I was but it appears that the tool dosn't retract off the curved surface in the "project, finish " toolpath. Gouges surface between each letter dosn't do it in the flat toolpath that Im projecting to the surface. I have changed "parameters" all over the place cant get the tool to retract up high enough to not gouge.Any ideas before I start editing by hand with z+ retract moves between each letter.

I am new to this forum and mastercam( just hired 2 weeks ago) so I hope everyone can understand my problem. Problems getting text on OD of cyclindrical surface. Dont want to use 4th axis( exchange y moves for rotary) because its lare part and not all round.Must be a way of projecting text on to OD of cycl. ? I dont care that the letters will be cut only in one Z plane as the arc large and the depth needs only to be .010. Thanks