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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The tool number can be stored in three places; the pocket, the tool, and the operation. The tool number is inherited from the pocket to the tool to the operation. A carrier must be defined to contain pockets.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Creating a Carrier</div>
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            <p class="para_item">In your program select the Machine Tool View icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Create Tool icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Create Tool dialog select any type from the Type drop down menu except wire_edm.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Carrier icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/carrier_ic.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Parent Group and Name you want and click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays the Tool Carrier dialog. &nbsp;click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays the new carrier in the Carrier column of the Tool View in the Operation Navigator. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Create Tool icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Create Tool dialog select any type from the Type drop down menu except wire_edm.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the pocket icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/pocket_ic.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the carrier you just made for the Parent Group and enter a name in the Name field. Click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays the Pocket dialog. Enter the tool number you want associated with this pocket in the Pocket ID field. Click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays the new pocket in the Pocket column of the Tool View in the Operation Navigator. </p>
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