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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">Transformation Options</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">After you choose the transformation type and set up the parameters of the transformation, NX displays the following options.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Subdivisions</p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to direct NX to divide the transformation distance into equal parts. Subdivisions can be used for translational and rotational types of transformations.</p>
               <p class="para_td">When you choose Subdivisions, NX prompts you to enter a subdivision factor. The total distance or angle that you specify is divided by the subdivision factor that you enter. The transformation occurs to the first subdivision of the total distance (or angle). For example, if you choose Multiple Copies, each copy is spaced according to the subdivided distance or angle.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Move</p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to move the selected tool paths or operations from their original location to a new location. The tool path name remains the same, and the tool path retains its position in the CLS file.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Copy </p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to duplicate the selected tool paths or operations and retain the original location of the selected tool paths. The new paths are appended to the CLS file. The current name shown beside the New Path / Operation Names is assigned to the new path or operation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Instance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to create linked instances of an operation. When you edit a linked instance of an operation and then regenerate, all operations in that group will be updated (Update All Instances must be toggled &quot;On&quot;).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Multiple Copies </p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to make multiple copies of the selected tool paths or operations. The new paths are appended to the CLS file. Each copy is assigned a new path or operation name that is beside the New Path / Operation Names options. See the previous discussion on these options.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Multiple Instances</p>
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               <p class="para_td">allows you to make multiple linked instances of an operation. The new tool paths formed from the instances are named in the same way as those formed from copies.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">After a transformation, NX returns to this dialog to allow you to make additional transformations. Transformations done on instances affect all of the operations in the group. Choose Cancel to end making transformations.</p>
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