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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Creating a New Post </div>
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      <p class="para_topic">To create a post follow the steps below:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the New File icon or select New in the file drop down menu. </p>
            <p class="para_item">You have the following choices from the Create New Postprocessor dialog:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">You can select the name of your postprocessor or use the default name. You can change this name when saving.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">You can enter a text description of your postprocessor. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify whether the system outputs in inch or metric. If you select inch, all coordinate output and formats are in inches. If you specify metric, all coordinate output is in millimeters. All of the default parameters such as tolerances, minimums and maximums are based upon the output units. See the section on  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/create_chng_pst_kin.html');return(false);">Changing Postprocessor Kinematics</a> for how to change from inch to metric or metric to inch after you have created the post.
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            <p class="para_item">Select a basic machine type. Once you have selected the machine type you can not change it again for this postprocessor. Your choices are explained in the following sections:  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/create_mill.html');return(false);">Mill</a>,  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/create_lathe.html');return(false);">Lathe</a>,  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('postbuilder/create_wedm.html');return(false);">WireEDM</a>.
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