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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Vector</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Using an X and a Y value, you can influence in which direction the tool approaches or leaves the part.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">When using these vector values, it is important to realize that the system considers the values as indication of direction, i.e. so many units in the x direction, or so many units in the y direction. These vector values are always in relation to the WCS. This can be seen in the following figure:</p>
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