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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Move</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Move allows you to specify move sequence parameters to define avoidance geometry and lead in/out positions.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Move Control Points</div>
      <p class="para_division">In WireEDM, you may specify the following points as avoidance geometry:</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The following figure illustrates the sequence of Move Control Points.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Move Control Points</div>
      <p class="para_division">You must first choose Specify next to the appropriate option. This will allow you to specify a point location using the Point Subfunction. After the point has been specified, then you have the option to toggle the option on or off.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The User Defined Wire Axis option enables you to define the wire axis orientation and the position of From, Thread Hole, Retract, and Go Home move control Points in 4-axis operations. The wire axis orientation is defined by specifying a vector in either direction along the desired axis. You may still determine the wire axis as in previous releases by now choosing the System Defined option. This option is greyed out for 2-axis operations. Use this option whenever you wish to position the wire at a move control point with a specific wire axis orientation. Specifying an axis orientation can be especially useful if the thread hole is at an angle.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Each of the Move Control Points illustrated above are described below.</p>
      <div class="title_division">From</div>
      <p class="para_division">From allows you to specify a point where the moves will begin.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Thread Hole</div>
      <p class="para_division">Thread Hole allows you to specify a point where the wire is threaded between the guides. If the Lead In Point is not specified, the system determines the shortest distance from the Thread point to the boundary to determine the cutting start point.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Lead In Point</div>
      <p class="para_division">Lead In Point allows you to specify a point that determines the position on the boundary where the cutting begins. The actual Lead In is determined by the lead in parameters. The specified lead In Point is only used as an aid in determining the lead in location. The Lead In Point also serves as the Lead Out point if the Lead Out point is not specified.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Lead Out Point</div>
      <p class="para_division">Lead Out Point allows you to specify a point that determines the position on the boundary where the cutting ends. The actual Lead Out is determined by the lead out parameters. The specified lead Out Point is only used as an aid in determining the lead out location.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> If the Lead In Point or Lead Out Point is specified away from the boundary, the system determines the shortest distance from the point to the boundary to determine the cutting start point or end point.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Retract Point</div>
      <p class="para_division">Retract Point allows you to specify a point to retract to after the lead out.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Go Home</div>
      <p class="para_division">Go Home allows you to specify the last point in the sequence of moves.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Tab Points</div>
      <p class="para_division">Tabs are used as extra support in holding a Part to the Blank that it is being cut from while the tool path is being executed. Tabs may be specified for External Trim, Internal Trim, and Open Profile types of WireEDM operations. There are two ways to specify the tab location and width. For each Tab Point you can also specify a Tab Thread Point. &nbsp;You can also edit the current Tab Points in the operation or remove all the current Tab points.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Point Tab &amp; Width option allows you to use the Point Subfunction to specify the location of the Tab Point. The Tab Width option allows you to enter the width of the tab. The system projects the point normally onto the closest boundary to create one side of the tab. You can specify a Tap Thread Point for each tab you create. You have the following choices to specify the Tab Thread Point:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Same as Tab Point </p>
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            <p class="para_item">User Defined (Point Subfunction)</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Thread at Lead-In</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Glue Tabs</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Start &amp; End Points option enables you to create a tab by specifying two points that define the width and position of the tab. The order in which the two points are specified (start vs. end) does not matter since the system creates the tab by determining the shortest distance between the two points. You can specify a Tab Thread Point for each tab you create. You have the following choices to specify the Tab Thread Point:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Same as Tab Start Point </p>
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      <p class="para_division">You can create as many tabs as desired, each one with its own width and Tab Thread Point.</p>
      <p class="para_division">When editing, the arrow buttons near the bottom of the dialog are highlighted to let you cycle through all the existing tabs. Info displays the status of the current tab and Tab Thread Point. Remove Current deletes the tab that is currently being edited.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Traversal Method</div>
      <p class="para_division">Traversal Method gives you the following options:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Pass First cuts each pass in full, making breaks at each glue tab, then move on to the next full pass.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Region First will cut all passes for a region between tabs, then move onto the next tab.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Traversal Method is not available for Open Profile operations. </p>
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      <p class="para_division">You can specify Thread Hole, Lead In, Lead Out and Tab Points for each boundary using the Cycle buttons. </p>
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