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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Tracking Definition options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Defined Tracking Points</b> list
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               <p class="para_td">Shows all tracking points defined to date. If you are selecting tracking points in the operation, each entry in this list has a check box in front of it to activate that tracking point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Main Tracking Point</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Designates which of the two selected tracking points acts as the primary tracking point. This option works for groove finishing operations only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Radius ID</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selects which corner is the active corner.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Tracking Point 'P' Number</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selects one of nine available points around the active corner as the tracking point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Tool Angle</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tracks the tool path from operation generation at the center of the tool nose radius, but makes the parameter value of the tool angle available to the post processor. This option is active only if you select P9 as the tracking point number.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Radius</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Tracks the tool path from operation generation at the center of the tool nose radius, but makes the parameter value of the radius available to the post processor. This option is only active if you select P9 as the tracking point number.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">XOFF</b><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the x offset which 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"><b class="uiTerm">YOFF</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the y offset which 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"><b class="uiTerm">ADJUST Register</b><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_tool_track_def_ops.html#track_def_note');return(false);">*</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Uses the value you enter to provide the location of the tool offset coordinates in the controller memory.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">CUTCOM Register</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Adjusts the cutter path to allow for variation in the cutter size.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Name</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays the name of the currently selected tracking point.</p>
               <p class="para_td">This is only available when creating tracking points in the tool definition dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Add</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Adds a new tracking point to the tracking point list containing the parameters displayed in the dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">This option is only available when creating tracking points in the tool definition dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Modify</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Changes the selected tracking point to contain those parameters currently shown in the dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Delete</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Deletes the currently selected tracking point.</p>
               <p class="para_td">This option is only available when creating tracking points in the tool definition dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Display Tracking Point</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays the insert with the radius IDs and the names of all tracking points in the graphics window.</p>
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      </table><br><a name="track_def_note"></a><p class="para_topic">* These options are only available as information on the <b class="uiTerm">Tracking Selection</b> dialog that you open from the <b class="uiTerm">Machine Control</b> dialog. To change this information, open the tool definition dialog.
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