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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Boundary geometry</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The Part Boundary is an open profile that defines the inside or outside surfaces to be finished.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Boundaries for Inside Turn and Outside Turn Operations</div>
      <p class="para_topic">The order in which you select the entities that make up the boundary determines the cut direction. The tool path starts at the first object selected and proceeds toward the last object selected. If you select an existing boundary as the finish part boundary, the system recognizes the order of selection when the boundary was defined. You can alter the cut direction by selecting one of the Direction options.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The following options under Boundary Geometry allow you to create, modify, and view Part and Blank boundaries.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Edit</div>
      <p class="para_division">Edit - displays the Edit Boundary dialog allowing you to edit the existing boundary, the boundary members, and the parameters associated with each.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Select/Reselect</div>
      <p class="para_division">Select/Reselect - displays the Boundary Geometry dialog allowing you to specify or respecify the boundary.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Display highlights the boundaries selected as the Machining Geometry.</p>
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