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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Selecting Geometry</div>
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            <p class="para_item">To select the geometry for a four axis machine select either the Create Operation or Create Geometry icon.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Create Operation or Create Geometry dialog select wire_edm for the type.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">If you pick the Create Operation dialog select INTERNAL_TRIM, EXTERNAL_TRIM, or OPEN_PROFILE for the Subtype.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In both dialogs select the appropriate Program, Use Geometry, Use Tool, Use Method, and Name. Then click OK. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the displayed dialog, go to WireEDM Geometry and click Select. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Continue to the first step in the Selecting/Reselecting Geometry section below. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">To reselect the geometry for a four axis machine, enter the Geometry View in the Operation Navigator and double-click an existing operation. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Continue to the first step in the Selecting/Reselecting Geometry section below. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">The system displays the WEDM Geometry dialog, allowing you to select or reselect WireEDM geometry. If you are within the Create Operation subdialog, then the selected geometry is applied only to the current operation. If you are within the Create Geometry subdialog, then the selected geometry is applied to all of the operations in that geometry group.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Under Axis Type, select Four Axis  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_four_axis_ic.gif" border="0">. 
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