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      <p class="para_topic">Post Builder breaks down your NC program into five distinct sequences.&nbsp;Each one of the sequences allows you to control the exact output that the system needs for that sequence.&nbsp;The system only needs some functions, such as the rewind stop code and program end, at the start and end of NC programs.&nbsp;The system also needs some functions (tool change sequences, starting and turning off the spindle, turning the coolant on and off, and applying tool offsets) only at the start and end of operations.&nbsp;You can also control the output from the remaining tool path events such as linear motion, circular motion, etc., by using the tool path sequence.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Each sequence dialog contains yellow boxes located in the left column of the screen called markers.&nbsp;The markers represent events that occur in the tool path.&nbsp;When events occur in the tool path while postprocessing, you can then determine the NC blocks that the system outputs. The markers are fixed and cannot be changed. You can expand or compress the yellow markers to display the attached blocks.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The information in the sequences can be displayed in two different modes, combined mode and uncombined mode.</p>
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