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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">A solid tool is a solid model or assembly that is used as a tool in the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('mfgmilling/index.html?goto=mfgmilling/gmc_generic_motion_ov.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Generic  Motion</b> operation</a>. The shape of the tool is defined by the solid model, and not by traditional parameters like diameter. For example, you may model probes, painting heads, or other similar devices. Tracking points determine what point on the solid  follows the programmed path. All solid tools are library tools.
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