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      <p class="para_topic">When planning the machining of a part there are many decisions to be made. NX helps you organize, store, and use the information related to the planning of a part. This information defines the machining environment. The following four bullets describe the four main aspects of the planning process. They may be addressed in various orders.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Decide what steps you are going to use to create the part you desire. For example, consider the various geometry to be machined so that you can decide what operation types are required, such as roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing. We call these considerations the method. When you answer these questions about stock, tolerances, and feed rates, you are defining the Method.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose which machine you want perform the machining of this part. Also, select the tools and tool assemblies for each cut. The machine uses the assemblies to hold the tool to the machine. Choosing all of these tooling aspects is called defining the tooling.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Decide the orientation of the part relative to the machine. Consider the following: what side to machine, where the part is placed on the machine, which operations are needed for what features, and how to clamp it down. Decide on the finished part, the initial part geometry, clearance planes, clamps and fixtures. This is called the geometry aspect, since the answers to these questions define the geometry.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The NC program holds the ordered list of cuts for machining the part. This information is sent to the machine tool.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Defining the data for these four aspects completely defines the environment.</p>
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