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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Man Lin-Vector</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Manual Line-Vector engages and retracts to and from the part in a linear motion along a specified vector. This is method useful when you must have full control over the linear engage and retract moves (to avoid material, for example).</p>
      <p class="para_topic">For an engage move, the tool moves the specified distance in the XM and YM directions so that it contacts the part at the first point to be machined for each machining pass.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Engage Move, Vector Method Using Negative Values</div>
      <p class="para_topic">For a retract move, the tool moves the specified distance in the XM and YM direction to move the tool away from the last point to be machined on each machining pass.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Retract Move, Vector Method Using Positive Values</div>
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