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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">New KF functions for further automation</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The following Knowledge Fusion (KF) rules and functions were added in NX 5 to help you to further automate the hole making process.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">For more information, see the documentation in <code>UGII_KF_CLASS_DIR\manufacturing\funclib\ug_cam_func.dfa</code>.
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            <p class="para_item">Execute a tool query through KF and retrieve the tool library  reference: <code>ug_param_executeToolQueryForLibrefs()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Execute a tool query through KF and retrieve the tool dat: <code>ug_param_executeToolQuery()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Execute a one time boot exit to KF when creating feature groups: <code>ug_fbm_boot()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the cycle type of an operation: <code>ug_param_askCycleType()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the feature group name at the operation level: <code>ug_oper_askFeatureGroupKFName()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the feature attribute type at the operation level: <code>ug_oper_askFeatureAttributeType()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the feature attribute type at the feature group level: <code>ug_fbm_askFeatureAttributeType()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the overall feature height of all features in a group at the feature group level: <code>ug_fbm_askMaximumFeatureHeight()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the overall feature height of representative feature in a group: <code>ug_fbm_askFeatureHeight()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for the parent MCS of an operation or feature group: <code>ug_param_askMCS()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for a feature normal at the feature group level :<code>ug_fbm_askFeatureNormal()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask for a feature normal at the operation level: <code>ug_oper_askFeatureNormal()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask whether a feature attribute has been overwritten: <code>ug_fbm_isFeatuteAttributeOverridden()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Ask if the parent Geometry object of an operation or feature group has blank defined: <code>ug_param_hasBlankGeometry()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a helical motion in user defined tool path: <code>ug_oper_createHelicalMotion()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a custom classification function that takes precedence over the system classification function: <code>ug_fbm_classifyFeaturesCustomFunction()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a custom program parent function that takes precedence over the system program parent function: <code>ug_oper_askProgramParentCustomFunction()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a custom boot function that takes precedence over the system boot function: <code>ug_fbm_bootCustomFunction()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a custom post create function that takes precedence over the system post create function: <code>ug_fbm_postCreateCustomFunction()</code></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Create a custom oper create function that takes precedence over the system oper create function: <code>ug_oper_postCreateCustomFunction()</code></p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Add your custom functions in a separate user custom dfa file.</p>
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