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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Vector</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Vector prompts you to specify an X and Y value of a vector that describes the desired Engage or Retract move. For an engage move, the tool moves the specified distance in the XM and YM directions so that it contacts the part at the first point to be machined for each machining pass.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Engage Move, Vector Method Using Negative Values</div>
      <p class="para_topic">For a retract move, the tool moves the specified distance in the XM and YM direction to move the tool away from the last point to be machined on each machining pass.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Retract Move, Vector Method Using Positive Values</div>
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