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      <p class="para_topic">Optimize orders the machining of cut regions based on the most efficient machining time. The processor determines the order that requires less crossing back and forth between regions and a shorter overall distance when traversing from one region to another. When machining multiple cut levels using Level First as the Cut Order, the regions in the first cut level are machined in the order determined by the optimization function. The regions in the second level are then machined in the reverse order to reduce traversal time between regions. This alternation continues until all cut levels have been machined.</p>
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