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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Preferences-&gt;Manufacturing-&gt;General </div>
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      <div class="title_division">Path Replay </div>
      <p class="para_division">Refresh before each path causes the system to refresh the graphics window before displaying each tool path.</p>
      <div class="title_division">CLSF </div>
      <div class="title_division">CLSF Decimals</div>
      <p class="para_division">CLSF decimals is used when outputting CLSF files. This should be equal to or more than the resolution your postprocessor will output.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Force LOAD and TURRET</div>
      <p class="para_division">When you select this check box the system writes appropriate LOAD or TURRET command into the CLSF whenever a tool change takes place. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Use Customized Dialogs</div>
      <p class="para_division">This option allows you to use the specified Customized Dialogs associated with the CAM objects.</p>
      <div class="title_division"> Automatically update dialog</div>
      <p class="para_division">Select this option if you want the system to update from the current template every time you enter manufacturing with a part. Selecting this option may cause a delay when entering manufacturing. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Show Pictures</div>
      <p class="para_division">Some dialogs provide you with additional schematic pictures to help you understand the parameters. You can show these pictures by checking this option.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Scrollable Items</div>
      <p class="para_division">Enter the maximum number of items that can appear in the customized scrollable dialog.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Base Info on</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can choose either the WCS or the MCS as the coordinate system for output when you use the Information option. The information window displays the points, vectors, and planes in absolute and either WCS or MCS depending on the preference you select. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The initial settings for many of the settings in preferences are set in Customer Defaults. To access Customer Defaults go to File&rarr;Utilities&rarr;Customer Defaults&rarr;Manufacturing. If you find that you always want certain preferences set differently, you should change the setting in  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/cust_defaults.html');return(false);">Customer Defaults</a>. You can make the setting at the user, group, or site level. For more information on Customer Defaults see the Gateway Online Help.
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      <div class="title_division">Orient WCS to MCS</div>
      <p class="para_division">When you select this check box, the WCS will move to the position of the active MCS when you edit an operation or geometry group. When you finish editing the system restores the WCS to its original orientation. </p>
      <p class="para_division">In turning the spindle group has a special option, Save WCS orientation. The system moves the WCS to this orientation when you edit a turning operation.</p>
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