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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">2D Dynamic Material Removal Dialog Options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/com_dynamic.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/com_visualize.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The first area of the Visualize-Dynamic property page is similar to the Replay property page. It allows you to select motions from a text listing and control some of the display features in Visualize-Dynamic.</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">Display</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Display redraws the contents of the Dynamic Material Removal window, showing uncut and machined areas in different colors. Display only works after Dynamic display has been started by either step forward or by play forward. Before this, Display is grayed out.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Conditions where material is encountered during RAPID moves are highlighted in red to warn you of possible incorrect tool movement.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Compare</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option compares the cut part against the design part and displays the result. This helps you see where the tool has gouged the part and where there is excess material left on the part. By default, the color green shows areas where all material was cut from the design part. The color gray shows areas where uncut material was left on the part and the color red shows areas where the design part has been violated by the cutter. You can change the display colors in Preferences&rarr; Manufacturing&rarr; Visualize, or the CAM defaults file.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">Negative stock is not recognized when using the Compare option.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Generate Visualize IPW</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Generate Visualize IPW instructs Visualize to save the internally stored IPW when the replay is complete. A Visualize IPW is used for subsequent visualization, and can be used as an automatic blank for subsequent Cavity Milling operations. </p>
               <p class="para_td">The Visualize IPW is stored internally and is not visible in the Model Navigator.</p>
               <p class="para_td">You have four options to specify the quality of the IPW.</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">None</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">switches off the generation of the IPW.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Coarse</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">generates a low resolution model of the IPW. With this resolution, the generation of the IPW is fast and requires little memory.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Medium</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">generates a medium resolution model of the IPW. The option requires more time and memory than Coarse.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Fine </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">generates a model of the IPW with the highest resolution. This option takes the longest time and requires the most memory to generate the model.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">The status of the Visualize IPW for each operation can be displayed in the Operation Navigator. Use MB3 -&rarr; Columns -&rarr; IPW to display this column.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Faceted Solid</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This section of the Dynamic page allows you to create faceted solids of various aspects of the IPW as solids in the Graphical Display Window. This creates a faceted solid that can be used in other applications in NX. A Faceted Solid IPW can also be used as manually selectable blank geometry in cavity milling operations. A Faceted Solid IPW is then selectable when choosing blank geometry for subsequent operations. To create a faceted solid of the IPW set the Generate IPW option to one of the options Fast, Normal or Fine. If Generate IPW is set to None, the buttons in this section are grayed out.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Select which aspect of the IPW you want to create as a faceted solid.</p>
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                        <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">IPW (In-Process-Workpiece)</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">The state of the material after the tool path has been applied to the blank or previous IPW. This is the result of executing a tool path (or multiple tool paths) on the blank geometry.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Gouges</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">This creates a faceted solid of gouged areas. Gouged areas are determined when the intol value is violated. In addition part stock and custom stock is taken into consideration in this function. If no gouges are found, the message No Gouges is displayed in the status line.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Excess</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">This creates a faceted solid displaying areas that still have material left to remove. If no uncut areas are left, the message No Excess Material is displayed in the status line.</p>
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               </table><br><p class="para_td">&nbsp;All Faceted Solids created in Dynamic mode are saved with the part unless specifically deleted.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">In Cavity Milling the Use 3D IPW option automatically uses the IPW from the previous operation. There is no need to save an IPW in Visualize if you are using this Cavity Milling option. </p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">In Dynamic, if the part geometry is sheet bodies, the Gouges and Excess options for faceted solid is not available, and the Compare button may not display meaningful results.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Create</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option creates a faceted solid as an NX object of the above selected option. The result is a faceted solid that is placed in the work part and can be displayed either in a wire-frame or shaded mode. Standard window functions (3-D rotate, pan zoom, etc.) are available. To change the color and work layer for the new objects go to Preferences&rarr; Object.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">&nbsp;Depending on the complexity of the part and the selected Generate IPW option (None, Fast, Normal, Fine) creating the faceted model may take some time. For example, a large stamping dye may take several minutes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This option deletes the displayed faceted solid of IPW. This button is only selectable if a faceted solid of the IPW is currently displayed. Otherwise, the button is grayed out.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Check for IPW Collisions</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This toggle allows you to quickly switch collision checking on or off. If this toggle is unselected, the button layout below is greyed out and none of the buttons can be selected. </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Selecting this option brings up the IPW Collision Check Options</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">List</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">This button opens the info window to show a list of detected collisions. This button is only selectable if collisions were detected. Otherwise it is grayed out</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reset</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reset re-initializes the Dynamic property page to its original state. The Dynamic Material Removal window is deleted. The first operation of a series is made the current operation. It is necessary to select Reset before you can re-run the Dynamic Material Removal.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Suppress Animation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Select the Suppress Animation check box to see the end result of the Visualize process, without waiting for the animation to play through. With this option you can still display or compare the result and generate a faceted body. </p>
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