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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Create Geometry</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Clicking the Create Geometry icon brings up the Create Geometry dialog. The Create Geometry dialog allows you to create geometry Parent Groups used in various operation types. The Types that are available are determined from the Machining Environment that have been selected. The Type determines the Subtype or types of geometry that are available for selection as shown below. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The breakdown of the Parent Groups (Subtype) that can be created or used by the various types are in the table below. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Type</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Parent Group/Subtype</p>
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               <p class="para_td">drill</p>
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               <p class="para_td">DRILL_GEOM, and WORKPIECE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">mill_planar</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">WORKPIECE, MILL_BND, MILL_GEOM, MILL_TEXT, and MCS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">mill_contour</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">MCS, MILL_GEOM, MILL_BND, MILL_AREA, MILL_TEXT, and WORKPIECE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">mill_multi-axis</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">MCS, MILL_GEOM, MILL_BND, and WORKPIECE</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">turning</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">MCS_SPINDLE, WORKPIECE, PART, and CONTAINMENT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">wire_edm</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MCS_WEDM, WEDM_GEOM, SEQUENCE_INTERNAL_TRIM, and SEQUENCE_EXTERNAL_TRIM</p>
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               <p class="para_td">hole_making</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MCS, WORKPIECE, FBM_GEOM, ALL_FEATURES, MILL_AREA. For a complete list of the Holemaking subtypes go to Manufacturing Holemaking-&rarr; Machining Feature Templates-&rarr; Holemaking Template Subtype Table.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">die_sequences</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG, SEQUENCE ZLEVEL, SEQUENCE IPW, SEQUENCE_PROFILE_2D and SEQUENCE_PROFILE_3D</p>
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               <p class="para_td">mold_sequences</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG, SEQUENCE ZLEVEL, SEQUENCE IPW, SEQUENCE_TOOL, SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG_HSM and SEQUENCE_ZLEVEL_HSM</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Parent Group/Subtype</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/parent_mill_geom.gif" border="0">  
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               <p class="para_td">MILL_GEOM</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to establish Part, Blank, Check geometry, or Part offset</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/mill_bnd_ic.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">MILL_BND</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to establish Part, Blank, Check, Trim, boundaries and floor plane geometry.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/parent_mill_area.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">MILL_AREA</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to establish Part, Check, Cut Area, Walls, and Trim geometry</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/parent_mill_geom.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">WORKPIECE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A default group object that is placeholder and initially contains no information. It is usually placed under the MCS Parent Group and is assigned Part, Blank, and or Check geometry.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_geom.gif" border="0"> WEDM_GEOM
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               <p class="para_td">Use this to inherit geometry in internal trim, external trim, and nocore operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/mill_text_ic.gif" border="0"> MILL_TEXT
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               <p class="para_td">Use this for engraving text that planar_text and contour_text operations will inherit. </p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/mcs_ic.gif" border="0"> MCS
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to establish the MCS and RCS (Reference Coordinate System), clearance and lower limit planes and Fixture offset.</p>
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                        <div class="para_tip">
                           <p class="para_tip_body">To turn off the MCS/RCS display in the graphics window, select <b class="uiTerm">Format</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">MCS Display</b>. The system still displays it temporarily if you edit it, or you can right-click on an MCS group in the Operation Navigator and select <b class="uiTerm">Object</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Display</b>.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">If you want to assign the MCS to the current location of the WCS, then select the MCS icon from the MCS dialog, and then choose OK from the CSYS Constructor dialog. Otherwise select the appropriate icon for the MCS or RCS function that is desired. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">WORKPIECE is a MILL_GEOM Group.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Mold and Die Sequences</div>
      <p class="para_division">There are also special geometry groups for machining processes, that contain a specific sequence of operations. For example, the die_sequence type contains geometry groups that create complete processes for Zlevel cutting, zigzag cutting, and 3D profiling. </p>
      <p class="para_division">The process assistants are provided for these. To read more about it go to  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/setup_mold_die.html');return(false);">Mold and Die Setups</a>. 
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               <p class="para_th">Parent Group/Subtype</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_zigzag.gif" border="0">  
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               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to cut mold cores and cavities that are mostly shallow, without steep walls or deep areas. After the initial roughing, it uses a series of operations that finish the areas with zig-zag cutting in a criss-cross fashion, and flowcut to cut the valleys. The operations use progressively smaller tools, stock, and tolerance. Common tools and methods are included in the setup, so you can modify the predefined operations, or create more of your own.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_zlevel.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE ZLEVEL</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this option to cut mold cores and cavities containing steep walls or deep areas. After the initial roughing, it uses a series of operations that finish the areas with zig-zag cutting in the non-steep areas, zlevel cutting in the steep areas, and flowcut to cut the valleys. The operations use progressively smaller tools, stock, and tolerance. Common tools and methods are included in the setup, so you can modify the predefined operations, or create more of your own.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_ipw.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE IPW</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">Use this option to rough a mold core or cavity with rest milling. It uses a series of cavity milling operations with progressively smaller tools. Using the in process workpiece (IPW), each operation cuts only the material remaining from the previous operations. This is commonly used to reduce the steps left by roughing, and to clean out material in corners left by a larger tool.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_prof_2d.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_PROFILE_2D</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">Use this option to cut a 2d profile with a series of five operations, using progressively smaller tools and less stock. A common boundary is machined, and the depth is controlled with the floor plane. The operations use the 2D in process workpiece (IPW) to clean out the material in the corners that are left by the previous tool. This is commonly used for the edges of trim dies.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_prof_3d.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_PROFILE_3D</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">Use this option to cut a 3d profile with a series of five operations, using progressively smaller tools and less stock. A common boundary is machined, and the depth is controlled by offsetting from the height of the edges or curves used to create the boundary. The operations use the 2D in process workpiece (IPW) to clean out the material in the corners that are left by the previous tool. This is commonly used for the edges of trim dies.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/sequence_tool_lc.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_TOOL</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">This demonstrates the use of holder collision checking and minimum material removal in a series of cavity milling operations. The sequence starts with a short tool, and each following operation uses a longer tool. If any of the operations will remove less than 35% of the remaining material, they are suppressed. </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_zig_hsm.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG_HSM</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">This is similar to SEQUENCE_ZIGZAG, but the depths of cut, stepovers, stock, tolerance, corner smoothing, and engages have been modified for high speed machining of mold steel.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/seq_zlev_hsm.gif"></p>
               <p class="para_td">SEQUENCE_ZLEVEL_HSM</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f7f7f7" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">This is similar to SEQUENCE_ZlEVEL, but the depths of cut, stepovers, stock, tolerance, corner smoothing, and engages have been modified for high speed machining of mold steel.</p>
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