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      <p class="para_topic">The options in the Optimization dialog&nbsp;are the following: Consolidates Tool, Minimize Tool Changes, and Create Optimized_NC Group. Below is an explanation of each option.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Consolidate Tools</div>
      <p class="para_division">Tells the system to reapply the tool query, and look through the lists of retrieved tools that have been selected for this NC program. It finds the tools that are common throughout all the operations. This reduces the number of tools that are used in the NC program. Having your tools consolidated minimizes tool changes and tool cost, creating a more efficient NC program.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Organizes the operation into the order that creates the least amount of tool changes by reordering the operations that use the same tool.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Creates an  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgholemaking/optim_optim_nc_dia.html');return(false);">Optimized_NC</a> group. The tool path can be generated, further optimized and stored in this group.
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