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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">User Defined option for Cut Order</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">User Defined</b> option for <b class="uiTerm">Cut Order</b> lets you manually assemble the processor-defined sequence of flow cuts. It allows you to reorder the sequence, change the direction of individual flow cuts, remove entire flow cuts, remove segments of flow cuts, and split flow cuts into more than one piece.
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      <p class="para_topic">To make modifications, select the <b class="uiTerm">User Defined</b> option for <b class="uiTerm">Cut Order</b> in the <b class="uiTerm">Flow Cut Drive Method</b> dialog box any time prior to generating a tool path. The Flow Cut processor stops processing immediately after all the flow cuts are computed and displays the <b class="uiTerm">Manual Assembly</b> dialog box. Flow cuts are listed in cut sequence and identified by numbers in both the listing window of the dialog box and on the part as illustrated below. You may modify the desired flow cuts by first selecting flow cuts from the listing window (hold down the CTRL key to multiple select) or a single flow cut from the graphics display and then selecting the appropriate options from the dialog box. The selected (highlighted) flow cuts are considered &quot;current&quot; and are displayed in the specified Current Color. Once you are satisfied with the modifications, select OK to complete generation of the tool path.
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      <div class="title_figure">Flow Cuts Identified by Numbers</div>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> NOTE: Modifications are non-associative and will be deleted if the tool path is again generated. Because the <b class="uiTerm">Manual Assembly</b> dialog box can only be displayed after selecting Generate from the Fixed Contour dialog box, you cannot add to existing modifications. Be sure to make all your modifications at one time before selecting OK to generate the tool path.
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      <p class="para_topic">The listing window displays all of the computed flow cuts for the operation in order of cut sequence from top to bottom and highlights the flow cuts that are current. The highlighted or &quot;current&quot; flow cuts are those to which the modifications will be applied.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Renumber</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Renumber button renumbers the flow cuts on the part so that they again display as integers reflecting the cut sequence. This becomes necessary after reordering flow cuts using Cut and Paste or Locate After Current.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Listing 9-1. Renumber Reflect the New Cut Sequence</div>
      <div class="title_division">Reset All</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Reset All button undoes all edits (cuts, splits, relocations, reverses, color set changes) and returns the flow cuts to their original state prior to any changes made in the Manual Assembly dialog box.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Current Flow Cut</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Previous and Next arrow buttons allow you to specify the current flow cut one at a time by sequencing backward or forward through the list. The current flow cut is displayed on the part in the specified Current Color.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Cut</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Cut button removes the current flow cut(s). It is used in combination with the Paste button to reorder the flow cuts, or to delete unwanted flow cuts altogether. It is useful to Redisplay and Renumber after cutting.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Paste</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Paste button inserts the flow cut(s) that were last Cut back into the sequence. The flow cuts are inserted below the currently highlighted flow cut. If two Cuts are performed consecutively, only the flow cuts in the last Cut can be pasted back into the list.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Reverse</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Reverse button flips the displayed vector of the current flow cut so that the tool cuts in the opposite direction.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Smooth</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Smooth button smooths the contact points of the current flow cuts, removing some of the fluctuations (&quot;jerkiness&quot;) in the tool path. This option is available only if the current flow cuts were generated using Reference Tool Offset, otherwise it is greyed out.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Reset</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Reset button undoes all edits made to current flow cuts since the last Save (described below). This option is available only if the current flow cuts were generated using Reference Tool Offset, otherwise it is greyed out.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Save</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Save button saves all changes made to the current flow cuts. You should use this option after you have performed a series of edits, are satisfied with the results, and do not wish to lose them when selecting Reset. Reset All, however, will continue to return flow cuts back to their original state even if they have been saved. This option is available only if the current flow cuts were generated using Reference Tool Offset, otherwise it is greyed out.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Closest Flow Cut</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Closest Flow Cut section of the dialog box contains three buttons that allow you to select and reorder individual flow cuts based on the distance to the current flow cut. The &quot;closest&quot; distance is defined as the flow cut whose start point is nearest the end point of the current flow cut.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Next Closest arrow cycles through the list by highlighting individual flow beginning with the one nearest to the current flow cut and ending with the one farthest from the current flow cut. The Previous Closest arrow cycles through the list by highlighting individual flow cuts beginning with the one farthest from the current flow cut and ending with the one nearest to the current flow cut. The flow cuts highlight in the specified Closest Color.</p>
      <p class="para_division">In the following figure, flow cut number 1 is the current flow cut and its end point (A) is the reference point from which the distance to the other flow cuts will be measured.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">2, 3, 5, and 4 are Highlighted in Order</div>
      <p class="para_division">The start point of flow cut 2 is the closest start point to A. The start point of flow cut 3 is the next closest start point to A. The start point of flow cut 5 is the third closest start point to A. The start point of flow cut 4 is the fourth closest start point to A. As you click on Next Closest, the system highlights flow cuts 2, 3, 5, and 4 in that order. As you click on Previous Closest, the system highlights flow cuts 4, 5, 3, and 2 in that order.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Locate After Current</div>
      <p class="para_division">Once you have specified the current flow cut by selecting it in the Listing Window, you then highlight the flow cut you wish to reorder by selecting Next Closest or Previous Closest, and then select Locate After Current. This will remove the highlighted &quot;closest&quot; flow cut from it's position and insert it just after the current flow cut in the listing window as illustrated below.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Locate After Current</div>
      <p class="para_division">In the above figure, Flow Cut 1 is the current flow cut and Flow Cut 4 has been highlighted using Next Closest. Selecting Locate After Current causes Flow Cut 4 to position just after Flow Cut 1.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The numbers do not automatically update to reflect the new cut sequence. Renumber should be used so that the flow cut numbers in the list and on the part match the order of the cut sequence.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Redisplay button refreshes the graphics screen to clearly display the flow cuts. This is useful after zooming or changing views of the part.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Current Segment</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Current Segment section of the dialog box contains a slider bar that allows you to select individual segments of the current flow cut and two buttons that allow you to remove or split selected segments. A segment is the motion between two consecutive GOTO points.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The slider bar allows you to select a specific segment of the current flow cut. The segment number appears above the slider bar and the selected segment is highlighted on the part in the specified Segment Color. An asterisk appears at the end of the segment, indicating where the flow cut will be divided when using Split.</p>
      <p class="para_division">In the following figure, Flow Cut 1 is the current flow cut and segment 41 has been selected. The position of the slider bar indicates that segment 41 has been selected from the 225 segments in the flow cut.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Segment 41 of Flow Cut 1 Highlighted with an Asterisk</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Cut button removes the highlighted segment entirely, causing the current flow cut to divide into two separate flow cuts and leaving a gap between them. Once cut, the segment cannot be replaced without selecting Reset.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Split button divides the current flow cut into two separate flow cuts at the asterisk displayed at the end of the highlighted segment. Unlike Cut, Split does not leave an empty gap between the flow cuts. Once split, the flow cut cannot be combined without selecting Reset.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Cut and Split modify the numbers in the list box and on the part as illustrated below to allow you to keep track of the parent flow cut.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Flow Cut 1 Becomes Flow Cut 1_1 and Flow Cut 1_2 After Splitting</div>
      <p class="para_division">In the above figure, Flow Cut 1 has been Split into two pieces; Flow Cut 1_1 and Flow Cut 1_2. The slider bar indicates that the current flow cut (Flow Cut 1_1) now contains only 41 segments.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Renumber button resequences the flow cut numbers so they are again displayed as integers reflecting the flow cut sequence from top to bottom in the list box.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Renumber Reflects the New Cut Sequence</div>
      <p class="para_division">The following is an example of how Split and Reverse can be used to create upward-only cutting movements from a flow cut containing both upward and downward movements.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Processor-Defined Flow Cut Containing Upward and Downward Cuts</div>
      <p class="para_division">In the above illustration, Flow Cut 1 is a processor-defined flow cut containing both upward and downward movements. In the <b class="uiTerm">Manual Assembly</b> dialog box, move the slider bar so that segment 92 (the middle segment) is selected. The asterisk indicates the end of the selected segment where the split will occur. Select Split to divide Flow Cut 1 into two separate flow cuts; Flow Cut 1_1 and Flow Cut 1_2. Flow Cut 1_1 cuts upward and Flow Cut 1_2 cuts downward.
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      <p class="para_division">Highlight Flow Cut 1_2 in the listing window to make it Current and modify the cut direction using Reverse so it cuts upward as illustrated below.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Upward-Only Cutting Moves</div>
      <div class="title_division">Display Color</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Display Color section of the dialog box allows you to specify the screen display colors of unselected flow cuts, current flow cuts, the &quot;closest to current&quot; flow cut, and the currently selected segment. You may choose a specific color for each entity type or specify that the entity type use the system default color.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Current option menu allows you to set the color of the current flow cut.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Closest option menu allows you to set the color of the flow cut that is closest to the current flow cut. The Next Closest and Previous Closest buttons use this specified color to highlight flow cuts.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Segment option menu allows you to set the color of the selected segment highlighted when using the slider bar in the current flow cut. When Reference Tool Offsets is used, the Reference Tool Contact segments are displayed in this color.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Default option menu allows you to set the color of all of the flow cuts exclusive of the current flow cut.</p>
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