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      <p class="para_topic">Template operations and groups within CAM Part files contain predefined parameters that enable you to quickly and easily define new operations and groups tailored to your specific needs. They eliminate the tedious task of redefining parameters from a set of standard system defaults each time you define a new operation or group.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Templates appear as subtype icons available in the Create Operation and Create Program, Tool, Geometry, and Method group dialog boxes (object dialog boxes). Templates define operation parameters which include numeric values (Part Intol, Part Outol, Feed Rates, Stepover Distance, etc.), and can display customized object editing dialog boxes (&quot;Create&quot; dialogs). In addition, templates determine the groups and operations that initially appear in the Operation Navigation Tool when you first enter Manufacturing with a new part.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">A Template Part File is a CAM part file containing a collection of Templates (predefined operations and groups) from which you may choose. Template Part files appear in the CAM Setup portion of the Machining Environment dialog box and are listed as Type options in the operation and group creation dialog boxes. A Template Set is a collection of Template Part Files from which you may choose.  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/cust_create_temp.html');return(false);">Template Sets</a> are specified within the Configuration files.
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      <p class="para_topic">Template Sets may be created and maintained by end-users or by system managers, depending on your work environment. Templates Sets are also provided and maintained by NX for each release. The Template Sets you create may use any valid naming convention and may be stored in any directory. Template Sets must, however, use an .opt extension. The standard NX supplied Operation Template Sets use a specific naming convention and reside in a specific directory (refer to the Configuration Files section) when initially installed on your system.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You may re-specify the current Template Set by selecting Preferences&gt;CAM General&gt;Specify Template Set and then specifying the Template Set directory and name. Whenever you re-specify a Template Set, the available Type options in the object dialog boxes change to reflect the new Template Part Files. You may also select a Template Part File with the Browse option in the Type option list.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">When you create a new Operation, you specify the desired Template Part by choosing a Type and specify the desired template by choosing a machining application (subtype icon) in the Create Operation dialog box. The template parameters are copied into the new operation. When you create a new Group, you specify the desired Template Part by choosing a Type and specify the desired group template by choosing a subtype icon in the Create Program, Tool, Geometry, or Method group dialog.</p>
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