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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Alternate Group of Operations Procedure</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To create alternate groups of operations to select from:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Geometry View of the Operation Navigator, click MB3 on an existing feature group&rarr; Object&rarr; Alternate Groups of Operations (AGO). The system displays the Alternate Group of Operations dialog. </p>
            <p class="para_item">The system creates one default alternate group with all available operations.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To remove operations from the list use the Delete Group/Operation icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To create a new alternate group, use the New Group icon. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">To move operations from the Available Operations list, to the new alternate group use the Move Operation to Group arrow. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">To write a KF rule, select the Edit Rule button to display the Edit Attribute dialog. The system will use this rule to decide which group of operations will machine the feature group. &nbsp;For example, your rule might be:</p>
            <p class="para_item">If the material of the part is steel, the active Alternate group is TRUE else FALSE. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">To evaluate the rule against the group only, and not against every operation in the AGO, the rule of the AGO must start with &ldquo;GROUP_ONLY&rdquo; immediately followed by a rule text. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Once you have written the rule, the Alternate Group Rule field displays the rule for each group.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click OK. </p>
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