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      <p class="para_topic">This option is also available only in the Area Milling, Flow Cut, and Zlevel Profile Drive Methods of Fixed Axis Surface Contouring. It can be used either in combination with or separately from the Use Tool Holder option. Toggling this option to ON will cause the system to search previous operations in the same Geometry Group for an operation with a saved 2D Workpiece from a tool holder collision detection. If it is found, the 2D Workpiece from the other operation will be used as trim geometry in the current operation to contain the cut motions of the tool.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">If the Use Tool Holder in toggled ON, further collision detection will be performed. Any areas of collision will be saved as 2D Workpiece geometry in the current operation for use in a subsequent operation.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">It is possible to generate a tool path that contains no cutting motion. In this case, the status will be generated. &nbsp;For example, if the previous tool path is using holder collision checking and there are no holder collisions, then there will be no 2D work piece saved for the following operation. &nbsp;This occurs most often when a predefined sequence is defined in a template. &nbsp;</p>
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