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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Options</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">&nbsp;The following feed rate parameters are available for all subtypes of cutting operations:</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">You can turn inheritance on and off for many parameters using <img align="bottom" src="graphics/inher_status_inher.gif" border="0">, the inheritance icon. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('mfggeneral/index.html?goto=mfggeneral/parent_meth_inheri.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Inheritance</a> for more information. 
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               <p class="para_th">Feeds Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Feeds Tab</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Rapid</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of movements through air from the From Point to the Start Point and from the Return Point to the Gohome Point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Approach</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of moves to the beginning of the Engage Motion.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Engage</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of engage motions. </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cut</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of cutting motions.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Retract</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of retract motions.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html');return(false);">Traversal</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for motions to the next cutting position, or for the move to the minimum clearance, if one has been set in the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_cut_rough.html');return(false);">Cutting</a> parameters. The traversal feed rate is also used for interrupted rough cuts. The traversal move will usually be followed by an approach move.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Departure</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for motions to points on the departure paths and for linear feed motions in Teachmode.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Return</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for moves to the Return Point or to a clearance plane if one has been set.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Clear</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for plunge cuts in roughing for the moves to minimum clearance (set in  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_cut_rough.html');return(false);">Cutting</a> parameters). This is used for motions away from the part profile between cutting movements. 
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">First Cut</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for the following situations:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Relief cuts</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Linear roughing first pass</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Any plunge roughing cut where the tool is immersed fully into material (material on both sides)</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step Over</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate of the step over movements (those into the material) from one roughing pass to the next.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Rough Tab</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Rough Feed Rates</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate values for motions carried out in roughing operations only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html#acc_deceleration');return(false);">Accelerate</a></b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Accelerate feed for the rough cut motion in linear roughing and ramping only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Distance, in absolute or percentage values, over which the tool speeds up.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html#acc_deceleration');return(false);">Decelerate</a></b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Decelerate feed for the rough cut in linear roughing and ramping only.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Distance, in absolute or percentage values, over which the tool slows down.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm"></b><b class="uiTerm">Ramp In</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for rough cutting motions ramping into the part material.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Ramp Out</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for rough cutting motions ramping out of the part material.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cleanup Feed Rates</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The following feed rates pertain to the cutting motions during cleanup in roughing. </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cut</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed for cleanup motions in roughing. If you set this feed rate to 0, the software uses the cut feed rate from the <b class="uiTerm">Feeds</b> tab. If any of the other cleanup feed rates are set to 0, those movements are also carried out at this cut feed rate.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Linear</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for motions following linear contour segments during cleanup in roughing. In this case, linear refers to any geometry that is not parallel to the centerline (diameter), perpendicular to the centerline (face) or circular.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the linear cutting motion is carried out at the cleanup cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Face</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during cleanup in roughing of face contour segments. The system defines a face as anything perpendicular to the centerline.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the face cutting motion is carried out at the cleanup cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Diameter</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during cleanup in roughing of diameter contour segments. The system defines a diameter as anything parallel to the centerline.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the diameter cutting motion is carried out at the cleanup cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Circular cw</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during cleanup in roughing along contour segments that are clockwise-oriented arcs.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the circular cw cutting motion is carried out at the cleanup cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Circular ccw</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during cleanup in roughing along contour segments that are counter-clockwise-oriented arcs.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the circular ccw cutting motion is carried out at the cleanup cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Finish/Profile Feed Rates</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cut</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed rate for all finishing or additional profiling cuts unless you specify one of the following finish/profile feed rates.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the finish/profile cutting motion is carried out at the cut feed rate on the <b class="uiTerm">Feeds</b> tab.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Linear</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for motions following linear contour segments during finishing/profiling. In this case, linear refers to any geometry that is not parallel to the centerline (diameter), perpendicular to the centerline (face) or circular.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the linear cutting motion during finishing/profiling is carried out at the finish/profile cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Face</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during finishing/profiling motions on face contour segments. The system defines a face as anything perpendicular to the centerline.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the face cutting motion during finishing/profiling is carried out at the finish/profile cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Diameter</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during finishing/profiling motions on diameter contour segments. The system defines a diameter as anything parallel to the centerline.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the diameter cutting motion during finishing/profiling is carried out at the finish/profile cut feed rate..</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Circular cw</b></p>
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            <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during finishing/profiling motions along contour segments that are clockwise-oriented arcs.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the circular cw cutting motion during finishing/profiling is carried out at the finish/profile cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Circular ccw</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cutting feed during finishing/profiling motions along contour segments that are counter-clockwise-oriented arcs.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you set this feed rate to 0, the circular ccw cutting motion during finishing/profiling is carried out at the finish/profile cut feed rate.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">More Tab</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Ramp Feed Rates </b></p>
               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">(Finish/Cleanup/Profile):</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The following feed rates pertain to the cutting motions that are not made along the part profile in cleanup, finishing or additional profiling.  If any of these cleanup feed rates are set to 0, those movements are carried out at the linear feed rate from the <b class="uiTerm">Profile/Finishing</b> tab.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Ramp In</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for cleanup/finishing/additional profile cuts into the material that are not along the part profile.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Ramp Out</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for cleanup/finishing/additional profile cuts out of the material that are not along the part profile.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Ramp Level</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feed rate for linear cuts that are neither into or out of the part material (neither ramp in nor ramp out) that are not along the part surface.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html#acc_deceleration');return(false);">Accelerate</a></b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Accelerate feed for the ramp motion for  cleanup/finishing/additional profiling.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Distance, in absolute or percentage values, over which the tool speeds up.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_mp_feed_rates.html#acc_deceleration');return(false);">Decelerate</a></b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Decelerate feed for the ramp motion for cleanup/finishing/additional profiling.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Distance, in absolute or percentage values, over which the tool slows down.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Approach Distance Limit</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Maximum length of an approach motion. If the length of an approach motion exceeds this limit, the system breaks the motion into two motions: a rapid motion plus an approach motion equal to this maximum limit. This is available only for roughing and finishing.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Accelerate/Decelerate Limit</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Prevents the software from generating separate acceleration or deceleration motions that are shorter than the specified <b class="uiTerm">Min. Length</b> value for:
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                     <p class="para_item">Rough cuts</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item"> Ramping moves during finishing/profiling/cleanup</p>
                  </li>
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               <p class="para_td">This option also prevents changing to a ramp or non-profile/non-cleanup feed rate during finishing/profiling/cleanup cuts in case the respective motions would be shorter than the <b class="uiTerm">Min. Length</b> value.
               </p>
               <p class="para_td">Use <b class="uiTerm">Accelerate/Decelerate Limit</b> when your part has small areas that don&rsquo;t require the higher surface quality provided by a slower feed rate, but it is more efficient to cut across them at the normal cutting feed rate than to switch to a non-cutting feed rate. For example: a part with many small grooves.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Last Rough Cut</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the feed rate for the last roughing pass.</p>
               <p class="para_td">For <b class="uiTerm">Linear Roughing</b>:
               </p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">When the <b class="uiTerm">Apply to entire last pass</b> check box is selected, this feed rate applies to the entire last pass, including clean up and step over cutting moves.
                     </p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">When the <b class="uiTerm">Apply to entire last pass</b> check box is cleared, this feed rate applies only to cuts along the full material of the last roughing pass.
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                  </li>
               </ul>
               <p class="para_td">For <b class="uiTerm">Plunge Roughing</b> with multiple levels:
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                     <p class="para_item">When the <b class="uiTerm">Apply to entire last pass</b> check box is selected, this feed rate applies to the entire final level.
                     </p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">When the <b class="uiTerm">Apply to entire last pass</b> check box is cleared, this feed rate applies only to the very last plunge cut.
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