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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Part Intol, Part Outol</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Part Intol and Part Outol define an allowable range the tool path may deviate from the actual Part Surfaces. The smaller the values, the more accurate the cut.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Smaller <b class="uiTerm">Intol</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Outol</b> values allow less deviation from the surfaces and produce smoother contours, but require more processing time because they produce more cut steps. Do not specify zero for both values.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Intol</b> allows you to specify the maximum amount by which the tool may penetrate through the surface.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Outol</b> allows you to specify the maximum amount by which the tool may avoid contacting the surface.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The tool path may be affected by part intol and outol even if there is no part geometry selected. &nbsp;If there is no part then the tool path will follow the drive path. &nbsp;If the selected sampling of the drive path does not stay within intol/outol of the ideal shape of the drive path, then more points are added to get to within intol/outol of the ideal drive path.</p>
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