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      <p class="para_topic">No Cycle cancels any active cycle. If no cycle is active and you direct the system to generate a tool path, the system generates the following sequence of motions:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Moves the tool to the first operational clearance point at the Engage Feed Rate.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Moves the tool along the tool axis at the Cut Feed Rate to a point that allows the tool shoulder to clear the Bottom Surface (if one is active).</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Retracts the tool to the operational clearance point at the Retract Feed Rate.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Moves the tool at the Rapid Feed Rate to each subsequent operational clearance point. (If a Bottom Surface is not active, the tool feeds to each subsequent operational clearance point at the Cut Feed Rate.)</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> NOTE: The thru hole clearance and blind hole stock fields are unavailable when No Cycle is used because the thru/blind status of a hole cannot be defined with the No Cycle option. You can, however, use the Peck Drill or Breakchip Cycle options, set the depth to Thru Bottom Surface, to Bottom Surface, or Model Depth, and set the Increment parameter to None to get the desired results.</p>
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