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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Engage Method</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Engage Method allows you to specify the type of engage that you want as well as the required parameters for that type of engage.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You may choose one of the following:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">None</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Vector</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Angle/Distance</p>
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            <p class="para_item">From a Point</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Circular</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">None means that you do not want an engage move. None also cancels an existing engage specification.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Vector allows you to define the engage move as a vector. Enter the X and Y components of the vector with respect to the Machining Coordinate System (MCS).</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Angle/Distance allows you to define the engage move in terms of an angle with respect the X-axis of the MCS and a distance. Enter the angle and distance values.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">From a Point allows you to engage from a selected point location. The Point subfunction dialog is displayed.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Circular allows you to define a circular engage move. Enter the angle through which you want the engage move to sweep and enter the radius of the circular path of the engage move. A circular engage motion will be tangent to the cutting direction at the first cut point on the drive geometry.</p>
      <div class="title_division"> Custom Engage Feed Rate</div>
      <p class="para_division">Custom Engage Feed Rate allows you to specify a feed rate that only applies to the engage move. Enter the feed rate value just below this option.</p>
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