diff --git a/PocketingNT.cpp b/PocketingNT.cpp
index dd3bcba..bb3be36 100644
--- a/PocketingNT.cpp
+++ b/PocketingNT.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ using namespace std ;
 static string KEY_OPEN = "OPEN" ;
 static string KEY_THICK = "THICK" ;
 static int LINK_CURVE_PROP = -3 ;
+static double EXTRA_ELEV = 5. ;
 // Parametri avanzati da UserNotes
 const string UN_MAXELEV = "MaxElev" ;
 const string UN_OPEN = "Open" ;
@@ -3064,14 +3065,14 @@ PocketingNT::AddPocket( STEPINFOPOVECTOR& vStepInfo, const Vector3d& vtTool, dou
                      else
                         dNextElev -= vStepInfo[i+1].dDepth ;
                   }
-                 // tratto lineare sopra al punto corrente
+                 // tratto lineare sopra al punto corrente ( leggermente alzato)
                   SetFeed( GetEndFeed()) ;
                   Point3d ptCheck ;
                   if ( GetCurrPos( ptCheck)  &&  ! AreSamePointApprox( ptCheck, ptEnd + vtTool * dCurrElev))
-                     AddLinearMove( ptEnd + vtTool * dCurrElev, bSplitArcs) ;
+                     AddLinearMove( ptEnd + vtTool * ( dCurrElev + EXTRA_ELEV), bSplitArcs) ;
                  // tratto lineare sopra a ptDest
                   if ( GetCurrPos( ptCheck)  &&  ! AreSamePointApprox( ptCheck, ptDest + vtTool * dNextElev))
-                     AddLinearMove( ptDest + vtTool * dNextElev, bSplitArcs) ;
+                     AddLinearMove( ptDest + vtTool * ( dNextElev + EXTRA_ELEV), bSplitArcs) ;
                  // aggiorno le elevazioni
                   dCurrElev = dNextElev ;
                }