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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">The Feeds and Speeds Library</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Feeds and speeds information results from a combination of cut method, tool material, part material and depth of cut information. Each of these information types is stored in a separate library. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The Feeds and Speeds library contains records of surface speed and feed per tooth recommendations. Each of these records is based on a part material tool material, cut method and depth of cut. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The Feeds and Speeds library is provided for legacy operations. The Machining Data library replaces the Feeds and Speeds library for milling, provides more functionality, and should be used for new work. See  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/edit_mach_data_lib.html');return(false);">The Machining Data Library</a> for more information. 
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      <div class="title_division">Reset from Table</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can access the Feeds and Speeds Library by using the Reset from Table button in the Feedrates dialog. When you select this button for an operation the following takes place. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system reads the part material from the geometry parent. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system reads the tool material from the tool parent. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system reads the cut method from the method parent. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system reads the depth of cut from the operation.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system sends these four values to the Feeds and Speeds Library.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">NX Library searches the Feeds and Speeds Library for a matching record.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The library returns recommendations for surface speed and feed per tooth.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The feedrates dialog calculates the spindle speed and various feedrates based on the processor you are in. Each processor determines which feedrates are calculated. Some feed rate values are set as percentages of cut feed rate. This relationship is defined in the event handler. You can also manually enter the other feed rate values. See the documentation for the feedrates dialog in each processor. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">You can only use the Reset from Table option if you have already set the cut method, tool material and part material.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Once you have used Reset from Table, the feedrates that are calculated using the Feeds and Speeds library are no longer inherited from the method parent. </p>
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      <p class="para_division">There are two ways to access the feedrates dialog: from the operation dialog or by using MB3-&rarr;Object-&rarr; Feedrates on an operation in the Operation Navigator. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">  If you select multiple operations for MB3-&rarr;Object-&rarr; Feedrates the system uses the calculation for the first operation for all the selected operations. For operations that use different tools, part materials, or cut methods, select each operation individually. </p>
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      <p class="para_division">For more information on the Feedrates dialog see the Feedrates section in the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfggeneral/ont_feedrates.html');return(false);">Object-Start Post, End Post, Feedrates section.</a></p>
      <div class="title_division"> Accessing the Cut Method Library</div>
      <p class="para_division">Set the cut method in the Cut Method Dialog. This dialog may be reached in three ways:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use MB3 in the Operation Navigator method view at the point where you would like to access the Cut Method Library, select Insert &rarr; Method</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select Insert &rarr; Method from the menu bar to open to Create Method dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Create Method icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_create_method.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Press OK or Apply to open the Method Dialog.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Cut Method button to open the Search Result dialog of the Cut Method Library.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select desired cut method from the Cut Method Library.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Accessing the Tool Material Library</div>
      <p class="para_division">Set the tool material in the Tool dialog. This dialog may be reached in three ways:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click on an existing tool in the tool view of the Operation Navigator.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use MB3 in the Operation Navigator tool view at the point where you would like to access the Tool Material Library, select Insert &rarr; Tool.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Create Tool Icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_create_tool.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Material button to open the Search Result Dialog for the Tool Material Library.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the desired tool material from the Tool Material Library.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Accessing the Part Material Library</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can set the part material either from the setup, or in a Workpiece or Mill_Geom geometry group <img align="bottom" src="graphics/parent_mill_geom.gif" border="0">. If you have not selected the part material in the geometry group, the group inherits the material from its geometry parent or the setup. The material in the setup is the default material for geometry groups. 
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      <p class="para_division">To set the part material in the setup go to Tools-&rarr; Part Material and select the desired part material from the Part Material Library.</p>
      <p class="para_division">To set the part material at the geometry group level go to the Workpiece or Mill_Geom Dialog. This dialog may be reached in three ways:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click on an existing workpiece in the geometry view of the Operation Navigator.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use MB3 in the Operation Navigator geometry view at the point where you would like to access the Part Material Library, select Insert &rarr; Geometry.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Create Geometry Icon  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_create_geometry.gif" border="0"> and select Workpiece or Mill_Geom.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Material button to open the Search Result Dialog for the Part Material Library.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the desired tool material from the Part Material Library.</p>
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