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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Vector Plane</b> specifies an engage move in terms of a vector and a plane. The vector establishes the direction of the engage motion, and the plane determines the engage start point. When you generate the tool path, the engage move starts from the engage plane and moves along the engage vector to the first point to be machined.
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