Selecting a Stepover Harvard GSD Fabrication Lab Harvard Wiki
The stepover should be between 1/3 and 1/10 of the tool diameter. Use a larger stepover, in the 1/5 to 1/3 range, for soft materials that cannot hold detail well. Use a smaller stepover, in the 1/5 to 1/10 range, for hard materials or materials that can hold significant detail like metal and jewelers wax. Use the largest tool that will allow ...