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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Design of the Setup </div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The setup is designed to help you plan and set up your machining jobs by looking at all the environmental information from four viewpoints: Program, Method, Geometry, and Tool. These four viewpoints were designed to mimic the thought process (as described in the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/setup_env.html');return(false);">Environment</a> section) that you use when planning your NC program. Each viewpoint organizes the information for the operation in a manner relevant to that particular viewpoint. For example, in the Geometry viewpoint the information is organized by geometric features. In the Tool viewpoint the information is organized by tool name.
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      <p class="para_topic">We suggest that you define as much of the setup as you can before addressing the details of the operations; defining the setup would include such things as the machine tool, clearance plane, part material, home position, etc. By defining as much of the setup as you can, you are creating a rough environment for the NC program. This provides a framework or starting point from which you can plan your NC program. As you begin defining the geometry, tool, and machining parameters for each operation, you become better equipped to complete the setup because you have a better understanding of the entire NC program and the order of its operations.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> A single setup may or may not manufacture the entire part. During the machining of a part, you may need to stop for inspections, heat treatments or other non-machining steps, to rotate the part to machine a different side, etc. When this happens create a new setup in another part.</p>
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