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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The ability to rearrange the tool path order in an interactive fashion during synchronization gives you enormous capacity for optimizing your NC program. This is where the fine-tuning of the program occurs. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">When you rearrange the order of the operations, remember that:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">You must rearrange the order before creating synchronization or dwell events.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">You can only drag and drop an entry to a position in the same channel. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">You cannot change the order of operations on a spindle. You must do this in the Program Order view of the Machine Tool Navigator.</p>
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