diff --git a/SurfRoughing.cpp b/SurfRoughing.cpp
index c482a3c..690f5c5 100644
--- a/SurfRoughing.cpp
+++ b/SurfRoughing.cpp
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ SurfRoughing::AddPocket( const INTINTVECTOR& vPocket, const Vector3d& vtTool, co
                Point3d ptMyPos ; GetCurrPos( ptMyPos) ;
                double dMyElev = ( bAbsFirst ? dCurrElev : ( ptMyPos - ptP1) * vtTool) ;
                double dMyAppr = ( bAbsFirst ? dAppr : 0.) ;
-               if ( ! AddApproach( ptP1, vtTool, dMySafeZ, dMyElev, dMyAppr)) {
+               if ( ! AddApproach( ptP1, vtTool, dMySafeZ, dMyElev, dMyAppr, currPath.bOutStart)) {
                   m_pMchMgr->SetLastError( 3011, "Error in SurfRoughing : Approach not computable") ;
                   return false ;
                }
@@ -2203,12 +2203,15 @@ SurfRoughing::AddPocket( const INTINTVECTOR& vPocket, const Vector3d& vtTool, co
       }
    }
 
+  // aggiorno per sicurezza la ProgressBar nel caso di Step vuoti
+   ExeProcessEvents( 100, 100) ;
    return true ;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool
-SurfRoughing::AddApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr)
+SurfRoughing::AddApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev,
+                           double dAppr, bool bOutStart)
 {
    SetFlag( 1) ;
   // se sopra attacco c'è spazio per sicurezza o approccio
@@ -2236,7 +2239,8 @@ SurfRoughing::AddApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dS
       }
      // affondo al punto iniziale
       SetFlag( 0) ;
-      SetFeed( GetTipFeed()) ;
+      bool bStartFeed = ( bOutStart  ||  m_TParams.m_nType == TT_MILL_NOTIP) ;
+      SetFeed( bStartFeed ? GetStartFeed() : GetTipFeed()) ;
       if ( AddLinearMove( ptP) == GDB_ID_NULL)
          return false ;
    }
diff --git a/SurfRoughing.h b/SurfRoughing.h
index ee7f6b5..5cd9893 100644
--- a/SurfRoughing.h
+++ b/SurfRoughing.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class SurfRoughing : public Machining
       bool CalcPaths( const INTINTVECTOR& vPocket, const ICRVCOMPOPOVECTOR& vCrvPocketCompo, STEPINFOSRVECTOR& vStepInfo) const ;
       bool AddPocket( const INTINTVECTOR& vPocket, const Vector3d& vtTool, const ICRVCOMPOPOVECTOR& vCrvPocketCompo,
                       double dElev, double dStep, double dSubStep, bool bSplitArcs) ;
-      bool AddApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr) ;
+      bool AddApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr, bool bOutStart) ;
       bool AddLinkApproach( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr, bool bOutMove) ;
       bool AddLinkRetract( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr) ;
       bool AddRetract( const Point3d& ptP, const Vector3d& vtTool, double dSafeZ, double dElev, double dAppr) ;