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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/cust_wiz_list_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Manufacturing Wizards lead you through the process of creating a tool path. You can step back and forth through the process using the <b class="uiTerm">Next</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Back</b> buttons. Each step gathers a part of the data required to fulfill the task.
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      <p class="para_topic">You can either create your own Manufacturing Wizard, or you can use one of the existing wizards. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/cust_wiz_using.html');return(false);">Using Manufacturing Wizards Overview</a> for more information.
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      <p class="para_topic">You create a Manufacturing Wizard using Simulation Process Studio, a stand-alone module within NX. The completed wizard consists of an XML file, and any associated files, such as graphics and help files. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">Wizard Builder needs to know which template parts are available to the NX session, and which objects in those template parts it can use to create new objects. This information is customer-specific. If you have customized templates, you must export them to an XML file prior to using the Manufacturing Wizard Builder. </p>
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