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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The system offers special setups for mold and die projects containing groups and tools that are common for a particular type of part, such as a mold cavity. The special setups include templates for sequences. These sequences are geometry groups that contain a series of operations working together to produce a part. The system includes several examples for the mold and die industry. These setups and sequences show what you can do with group templates. You can learn from them, develop your own templates, and customize to your shop practices. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">When creating these setups and sequences, a process assistant asks you several questions, leading you step by step through all the information required to generate the tool paths. You can turn off the process assistants, edit the groups created by the template, and select the correct geometry independent of the process assistants.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">For a very detailed step by step example of using the mold and die setups see CAST. In CAST select Manufacturing -&rarr; Manufacturing Essentials -&rarr; Creating Operation Sequences.</p>
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