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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_run_nc_control_panel.html');return(false);">Using the Simulation Control Panel</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_run_config_coll_check.html');return(false);">Configuring the Collision Checker</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Once you have prepared the machine tool, its related objects and the machine tool driver, you are ready to use it while defining machining operations. You need to perform the following steps to machine a part:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_run_load_machine_tool.html');return(false);">Load the machine tool</a> manually or from a  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_run_init_from_template.html');return(false);">template</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Mount parts and fixtures. You can instance the part(s) and fixtures into the CAM part file and place them on the machine tool using standard assembly tools. If needed, you can also place the blank on the machine. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Add parts and fixtures to the kinematics model (see  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_creat_create_kin_model.html');return(false);">Creating a Kinematics Model</a>). Add these to the <b class="uiTerm">Machine Tool Navigator</b> using the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgisv/mfgisv_creat_mtc.html');return(false);">Setup Configurator</a>. 
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            <p class="para_item">Define manufacturing operations as you normally would. </p>
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