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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Avoidance overview</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid_ops.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid_motions.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Avoidance geometry allows you to specify, activate or cancel geometry that is used for non-cutting moves before or after a tool path to avoid collisions with part or clamping devices. You can set the following avoidance points:</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Avoidance Point</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">FR</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">From point</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">ST</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Start point</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">AP1 ... APn</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Approach points &mdash; you can define an arbitrary number of these.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">DP1 ... DPn</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Departure points &mdash; you can define an arbitrary number of these.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">RT</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Return point </p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <b class="uiTerm">GH</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Gohome point</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">For more information about the individual points, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid_ops.html');return(false);">Avoidance dialog box options</a>.
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      <p class="para_topic"> If you have multiple operations requiring the same avoidance geometry, you can set this avoidance geometry at the group level. Each operation in the group then inherits these avoidance settings. You can set additional operation-specific avoidance parameters within each operation. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">In the above graphic, avoidance moves A, B, and C were set at the group level. Moves 1, 2, 3, and 4 were set at the operation level. All other operations within this avoidance group begin avoidance moves at point C and new sets of moves can be created from there.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_avoid_proc_creating.html');return(false);">Create avoidance geometry</a>.
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