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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/user_def_mill_tool_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To create a user-defined tool:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_create_tool.gif" border="0"> Pick <b class="uiTerm">Create Tool</b>l. 
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            <p class="para_item">Set the type to <b class="uiTerm">mill_planar</b>.
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            <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/mill_user_defined_lc.gif" border="0">Pick <b class="uiTerm">MILL_USER_DEFINED</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Define the line and arc segments.</p>
            <p class="para_item">To define a new segment:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter values for<b class="uiTerm">Line Length</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Line/Arc Start Angle</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Arc Radius</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Arc Sweep</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Add</b> to append the new segment to the end of the list.
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            <p class="para_item">To modify a segment, select it in the list, change the values, and pick <b class="uiTerm">Modify</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">To delete a segment, select it in the list, and pick <b class="uiTerm">Delete</b>.
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                        <p class="para_note_body">The tool shape must move progressively upwards, from the tip of the tool (A), towards the shank without crossing over the center-line. The shape on the left in the figure below is invalid.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Pick <b class="uiTerm">Display Tool</b> at any time to view the tool's shape.
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                        <p class="para_note_body">When you select <b class="uiTerm">Display Tool</b>, the tool is closed off with a horizontal line to the tool center-line.
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                        <p class="para_note_body">You must be in the front view to see the tracking points accurately.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define each tracking point of the tool to coincide with the &lsquo;setup gauge length&rsquo; and the intended operations' <b class="uiTerm">Adjust Register</b> offset (<b class="uiTerm">PLANAR_PROFILE</b> main dialog &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Machine</b>.)
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            <p class="para_item">For more information on creating tracking points, see Tracking Point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Assign other values as required. For information on common tool parameters, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/parent_mill_tool_param.html');return(false);">Milling Tool Parameters</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Currently, user defined mill tools are only available in the <b class="uiTerm">PLANAR_PROFILE</b> operation.
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