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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Define Tracking</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">If you have selected a grooving tool, these values will have to be determined for each cutting edge.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tracking Point</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Internally, in NX, a tool is considered a point. The system calculates toolpaths based on this point. This is called the tracking point.The NC Programmer will use experience to determine which tracking point should be selected. This point can change depending on the geometry to be cut.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">XOFF</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The x offset is the x coordinate of the distance between the tool's reference point and its tracking point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The y offset is the y coordinate of the distance between the tool's reference point and its tracking point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">ADJUST Reg</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The value you enter provides the location of the tool offset coordinates in the controller memory.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CUTCOM Reg</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The general purpose of cutter compensation is to adjust the cutter path to allow for variation in the cutter size.</p>
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