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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">WEDM Geometry Dialog</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_overview.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_proc.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geom_dia.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_warn_info_four.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Select/Reselect displays the WEDM Geometry menu allowing you to specify or respecify WireEDM geometry. If you are within the Create Operation subdialog, then the selected geometry is applied only to the current operation. If you are within the Create Geometry subdialog, then the selected geometry is applied to all of the operations in that Geometry group.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Axis Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td">While defining the WireEDM Geometry for your operation or cutting sequence, you need to specify the type of WireEDM the system uses. You can select either 2 Axis or 4 Axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter Type</p>
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               <p class="para_th"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geom_sel_re_proc.html');return(false);">Two Axis Type</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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                        <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geom_sel_re_proc.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_two_axis_pln_ic.gif" border="0"> Face Boundary</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the boundary by selecting faces.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geom_sel_re_proc.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_crv_bnd.gif" border="0"> Curve Boundary</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the boundary by selecting curves.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geom_sel_re_proc.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_point_ic.gif" border="0"> Point Boundary</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the boundary by selecting points</p>
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               <p class="para_th"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_sel_re_four.html');return(false);">Four Axis Type</a></p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_four_solid.html');return(false);">Four Axis Solid</a> 
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_four_top_fc.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_frax_top_face_ic.gif" border="0"> Top Face</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the boundary by selecting the top face.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_four_side_fc.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_side_face_ic.gif" border="0"> Side Faces</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Select the boundary by selecting the side faces.</p>
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               <p class="para_th"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_four_wire.html');return(false);">Four Axis Wire Frame</a> 
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                        <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_four_wire.html');return(false);"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_wire_frm_ic.gif" border="0"> Wire Frame Geometry</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Use this option for to select the boundary for four Axis Wire Frame parts. Select the boundary by selecting edges.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option is a quick, accurate method for selecting connected objects. You select the beginning and ending objects and the system selects all objects in between. This option is available only when using 2 Axis Curve Boundary or 4 Axis Wire Frame. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Class Selection button is only available when you are selecting faces. You can single select or group select faces using various options available in the Class Selection Submenu.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Remove Last</p>
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               <p class="para_td">While selecting the boundary by curve or point, you can use the Remove Last button to remove the last curve or point you have selected. If you complete a boundary and select the Remove Last button, the system removes the entire last boundary you created. When you select the boundary by face the Remove Last button also removes the last complete boundary. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">When you select this button the system completes the boundary you are currently working on and becomes ready to accept another boundary. </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Tolerances</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Tolerances allows you to set the custom intol and outtol values for the tool path. You may select or clear Tolerances checkbox depending on whether or not you want to use these values.</p>
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                                 <p class="para_td">Intol</p>
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                                 <p class="para_td">is the maximum allowable distance that the wire may deviate from the tool path into the part. If you select the Tolerances checkbox, enter a value for Intol.</p>
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                                 <p class="para_td">Outtol </p>
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                                 <p class="para_td">is the maximum allowable distance that the wire may deviate from the tool path away from the part. If you select the Tolerances checkbox, enter a value for Outtol.</p>
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                        </table><br><p class="para_td">Setting values here overrides the global tolerance parameters that are applied to the boundary.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Stock allows you to set the final stock value that you want left behind after the operation. To define the final stock value select the Stock checkbox and enter a value in the value field. If you do not want to define the stock clear the Stock checkbox. </p>
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