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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">MB3 On An Object</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">To open the Operation Navigator pop-up menu for an object, right click on an object within any view in the Operation Navigator. All of the options that may appear in the pop-up menu are listed below. However, because the MB3 options are context sensitive, not all of the options appear in the pop-up menu all of the time. Only the options applicable for the selected object appear in the pop-up menu. Objects that are not applicable for the selected object do not appear. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Edit</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option allows you to change parameters within the highlighted object by displaying the group or operation dialog box. If multiple objects are highlighted, each dialog box will appear in succession in the order listed in the Operation Navigator as the previous dialog is dismissed.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Cut and Copy</div>
      <p class="para_division">These options allow you to temporarily remove or duplicate a chosen object from the Operation Navigator for the purpose of pasting it in a different position. You may choose multiple objects to either Cut or Copy. All groups and/or operations contained within a Cut or Copied group are also Cut or Copied. And as an alternative option to cutting or copying, it is possible to drag and drop multiple operations into new Parent Groups.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Paste</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option allows you to place previously Cut or Copied objects back into the Operation Navigator in a specific positional relationship to the currently selected object. This option is especially useful in reordering the operations in the Program Order view. Paste&gt;Inside positions the object below and one level lower than the currently highlighted object. i.e. the currently highlighted object becomes the parent of the pasted object.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Delete</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option allows you to permanently remove objects. All groups and/or operations contained within a deleted group are also deleted.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Rename</div>
      <p class="para_division">This options allows you to rename the operation you have highlighted and right clicked. To rename an operation you can also do a slow double click on the operation. Also if the operation is highlighted and you hit F2 you enter into rename mode. All of these options will highlight the operation name and place the cursor at the end of the name.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Generate</div>
      <p class="para_division">Generate allows you to create tool path(s) for the currently selected operation(s). The system will display one or both of the Tool Path Generation dialog boxes described below.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The following dialog box is displayed if Pause After Each Path (in the CAM General Preferences dialog box) is turned on when generating tool paths for one or more selected operations.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Of the four on/off toggle buttons, only Accept Path is available when generating the tool path for a single operation. All of the options are available when generating the tool paths for multiple operations. Each of the above options is described below.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> A warning appears whenever you Generate an operation containing suppressed geometry. Select Yes to remove only the suppressed geometry from the operation and then continue to edit or generate the operation. Select NO to retain the suppressed geometry in the operation. Unsuppressing redisplays the geometry, but does not add it back into the operation. You must respecify the unsuppressed geometry as Part, Blank, Check, Drive, or Avoidance Geometry for the operation to again recognize it.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Yes removes suppressed geometry from the operation.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Pause After Each Path</div>
      <p class="para_division">Pause After Each Path causes the system to pause after generating the tool path for each operation when you have selected multiple operations.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Refresh Before Each Path</div>
      <p class="para_division">Refresh Before Each Path causes the system to refresh the graphics window before generating the tool path for each operation when you have selected multiple operations.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Accept Path</div>
      <p class="para_division">Accept Path causes the tool path for the operation that just completed generating to read into the Cutter Location Source File.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Continue</div>
      <p class="para_division">Continue allows you to generate the tool path for the next operation. Turning this option off and selecting OK will cause the system to not generate tool paths for subsequent operations.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Replay</div>
      <p class="para_division">Replay causes the system to display a graphical representation of the tool path.</p>
      <div class="title_division">List</div>
      <p class="para_division">List causes the system to display a text description of the tool path for the operation that just completed generating. The tool path listing is displayed in an Information Window.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The following dialog box is displayed only if Pause After Each Path (in the CAM General Preferences dialog box or in the above Tool Path Generation dialog box) is turned off when generating tool paths for one or more selected operations.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Accept/Reject Last Set</div>
      <p class="para_division">Accept Last Set will save the tool paths with the operations. Reject Last Set will discard the tool paths.</p>
      <div class="title_division">List Affected Operations</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option will bring up a listing window displaying the names of the operations since the last pause (i.e. all the operations generated after turning Pause After Each Path &quot;Off&quot;).</p>
      <div class="title_division">Replay</div>
      <p class="para_division">Replay causes the system to display a graphical representation of the tool path.</p>
      <p class="para_division"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/ont_mbthree_insert.html');return(false);">Insert&rarr;</a></p>
      <p class="para_division"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/ont_obj_infro.html');return(false);">Object&rarr;</a></p>
      <p class="para_division"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/ont_toolpth_delete.html');return(false);">Tool Path&rarr;</a></p>
      <p class="para_division"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/ont_mb3_options_workpiece.html');return(false);">Workpiece&rarr;</a></p>
      <div class="title_division">Information</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option displays an Information window on the currently selected operation or group. For more information go to the Base Info On setting in the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/main_gencam.html');return(false);">General</a> section. 
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      <div class="title_division">Properties</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option brings up a dialog with two tabs, General and Attributes. </p>
      <p class="para_division">The General tab contains an edit field. In the edit field you can rename the current node. Changing the name and hitting either OK or APPLY will change the name of the current node. Before the new name is applied, a check will be performed to see if it is valid. If it is not valid a message box informs you that the name is not valid. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Note that the edit field is insensitive if the object properties dialog is invoked on a system object which cannot be renamed (for example Unused Items) .</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The information icon is also available on the General tab. This icon displays an information window on the currently selected operation or group. </p>
      <p class="para_division">The Attributes tab allows you to view the attributes associated with the node. It also allows you to edit, add, or delete attributes.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Suppressed Status</div>
      <p class="para_division"> When you choose Object &rarr; Suppressed Status, the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b> will show the current suppression status (suppressed or non) of all operations within the selected groups. This information updates when the <b class="uiTerm">Suppressed Status</b> changes. 
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