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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">From and Gohome</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">From and Gohome allow you to specify the first and the last position in the tool path. A From and Gohome point is required before defining an Initial or Final Traverse Move. The From button is only active if the Case is set to Initial. The Gohome button is only active if the Case is set to Final.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The From and Gohome buttons display the following dialog box. Each of the options are described below.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Status</div>
      <p class="para_division">Status determines whether or not From or Gohome points will be used in the operation, allows you to directly specify the From and Gohome points, and allows you to link to an existing From or Gohome point.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Status allows you choose from the following options when using From and Gohome:</p>
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      <p class="para_division">None indicates that no From or Gohome points have been specified for the operation. If you choose None, it will delete the parameter set that has been defined for From or Gohome.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Active indicates that From or Gohome points have been specified and will be used in generating the Tool Path.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Inactive indicates that a From or Gohome point has been specified, but will not be utilized in generating the tool path.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Noparam Active will use only the Gohome statement, without the point coordinates or Tool Axis Vectors, while generating the Tool Path. This is only available when specifying the Gohome point.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Use From Point indicates that the Gohome point should use the same position as the From point. This option &quot;links&quot; the Gohome point parameters to the From point parameters. This option is only available when specifying the Gohome point.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Display</div>
      <p class="para_division">Display highlights the current From or Gohome point for visual reference.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Specify Point</div>
      <p class="para_division">Specify Point allows you to use the Point Constructor Subfunction to define an associative or nonassociative From or Gohome point.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Tool Axis Active</div>
      <p class="para_division">Tool Axis Active is an ON/OFF toggle that determines whether or not the tool axis specified under Specify Tool Axis will be output in the tool path and CLSF.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Specify Tool Axis</div>
      <p class="para_division">Specify Tool Axis allows you to use the Vector Subfunction to specify the Tool Axis orientation at the From or Gohome point. This parameter will only be read if the Tool Axis Active button is toggled to the ON position. This option becomes available once the From or Gohome point has been defined. Specify Tool Axis is available only for Variable Axis Surface Contouring.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Example of From and Gohome</div>
      <p class="para_division">Here is an example of how to specify a From and Gohome Point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select Non-Cutting.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify Initial for the Case and toggle the From button to the ON position. The Status defaults to None if there is currently no From Point defined.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select Specify Point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select point b illustrated below to define the From Point.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">The Status automatically changes to Active once the From Point is defined.</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify Final for the Case and toggle the Gohome button to the ON position. The Status defaults to Use From Point because there is currently a From Point defined.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify None for the Status. This will enable you to specify a Gohome point that is different from the From point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select Specify Point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select point c illustrated above to define the Gohome Point.</p>
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