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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Creating a Machining Sequence</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Create Geometry icon. The system displays the Create Geometry dialog. Be sure the type is set to mold_sequences. If mold_sequences is not available, go to &nbsp;Preferences-&rarr; Manufacturing-&rarr; Configuration and select the Mill_Contour configuration. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Create Geometry dialog, select the sequence_zlevel icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_zlevel.gif" border="0">. 
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            <p class="para_item">Set the Parent Group to Workpiece and select OK. This tells the system that you want to use the zlevel sequence to machine the workpiece that you already selected in the setup. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays a dialog that begins another process assistant. This process assistant leads you through creating a machining sequence as shown in the example below.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Example</div>
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            <p class="para_item">To machine the entire part, select OK without selecting a cut area. The system then tries to cut all the faces on the part. If you only want to machine some of the part, click Select. This option selects the faces or surface region that you want to machine with this sequence. </p>
            <p class="para_item">The system stores the faces or surface regions selected here in a Mill_Area group. For example, use this if you want to cut the faces in the molding area, without cutting the parting line or other faces. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the contour cut area.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the contour trim area.</p>
            <p class="para_item">To use trim boundaries, click Select and select the trim boundaries. You can select the outside edges of the part with trim set to outside. This will prevent the tool from making any extra motion outside the part. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Trim boundaries allow you to contain the tool path, inside or outside of selected areas. Use this to limit cutting to just specific areas of the cut area or part, or to avoid some areas. If you don't select trim boundaries, the system tries to cut the entire cut area or part. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select optional operations.</p>
            <p class="para_item">This dialog contains a list of optional operations. For example, there is a flowcut operation that you should select if your part has blends with less than a radius of .125 inch (3 mm). If your part doesn't have small corners like these, you don't need to select the checkbox for this operation. </p>
            <p class="para_item">For very fine finishing, there is a zigzag fine operation that cuts with very small stepovers. If you want a finishing operation like this, select the checkbox for this operation. </p>
            <p class="para_item">To view all the operations you created in this group, display the Geometry View in the Operation Navigator and expand the ZLEVEL_SEQUENCE group. Look at the operations and make any changes before generating. </p>
            <p class="para_item">For example, if you need smaller tolerances for roughing, display the Method View and edit the MOLD_ROUGH method. If you want to use a different tool for the pre-roughing, display the Tool View and move that operation to a new tool.</p>
            <p class="para_item">To generate the tool paths without examining the operations first, select the Generate Tool Paths checkbox and click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Generate. </p>
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      <div class="title_division">Additional Sequences</div>
      <p class="para_division">You have now created one machining sequence for some or all of the workpiece. If needed, you can create more sequences for other cut areas on this workpiece, or for another workpiece. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Customizing</div>
      <p class="para_division">The process assistant is an aid to help you create a setup and the sequences of operations. Once you use the process assistant you can edit these operations to fit them to your needs. You can also delete or add operations to change the process.</p>
      <p class="para_division">If you are making the same edits and changes to the same operations after using the process assistant, you should consider customizing the operations in the template, or creating your own template. Remember that these templates are updated with each release, so make a copy of your customization.</p>
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