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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Reorient the tool holder</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_machine.html');return(false);">Machine Control</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_a_axis.html');return(false);">Flipping the Tool around the Holder</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turning_turn_tool_std.html');return(false);">Standard Turning Tool Definition</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This control option allows you to reorient the tool holder. You can define a tool holder angle in the tool definition and a destination tool holder angle for your Turning operations. Entering a tool holder angle rotates the tool display and affects all related parameters. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The following figure shows the tool holder with carrier orientation and holder angle set to 0 in the tool definition dialog. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tool Holder Angle Set at 0 in the Operation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tool Holder Angle Set at 120 in the Operation</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Procedure</div>
      <p class="para_division">Specify the orientation as follows:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">From the operation dialog, select Machine.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the machine dialog, activate the Reorient Tool Holder check box.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the angle to use for the tool holder in the operation. This angle is measured relative to the WCS.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Confirm with OK.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Postprocessing</div>
      <p class="para_division">To determine the corresponding axis orientation for postprocessing, you need the tool holder angle and carrier orientation values from the tool definition, as well as the holder angle you specify in the operation.</p>
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