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      <div class="title_division">Tool numbers (CSE model)</div>
      <p class="para_division">CSE gets the tool from the posted output and therefore you must be careful to insure the posted output is correct. For tools that are not pre-loaded into a tool carrier you must assign a tool number on the tool definition dialog box.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Z-offset</div>
      <p class="para_division">For a post created with Post Builder, to attain correct posted output for 4 or 5 axis mills with a  rotary axis in the head you must specify a proper Z-offset on the tool definition dialog. The value you enter depends on what the NC code is driving: the pivot point, gauge point, or tool tip. Use the following values:</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Tool length + holder length + distance from pivot to gauge point</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">MCS fixture offset numbers (CSE model)</div>
      <p class="para_division">CSE gets the work offset from the posted output and therefore you must be careful to set the fixture offset for each MCS. For a Post Builder post for a Fanuc controller, fixture offset &ldquo;1&rdquo; corresponds to &ldquo;G54&rdquo;. Offset 2 is G55, and so forth.</p>
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