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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Retrieving Tool Holders from the Tool Holder Library</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">You can retrieve a tool holder from the tool holder library and assign it to the current tool. The standard NX Library class selection dialogs help you specify which holder to retrieve. You can only select one holder for retrieval into the current tool. There is no validation to ensure that the parameters of the holder and the tool are compatible. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the tool dialog, choose the <b class="uiTerm">Holder</b> tab.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the <b class="uiTerm">Retrieve from Library</b> button.
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                        <p class="para_note_body">This button is a customizable item on the tool dialog. To see this option in the tool dialog, right-click on the tool in the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b> and choose <b class="uiTerm">Object</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Customize from</b> and update the dialog item from the current template; or customize the dialogs and add the option. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/cust_intro.html');return(false);">Customizing Dialogs Overview</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Use the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/com_lib_select_from_lib.html');return(false);">NX Library selection dialogs</a> to help you choose a holder.
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      <p class="para_topic">Once you retrieve a tool holder for the current tool, the holder <b class="literalText">libref</b> appears in the <b class="uiTerm">Library Reference</b> field.
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