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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/man_cut_meth.gif" border="0"> &nbsp;Manual Cut is an alternative to using one of the selectable, predefined, cut patterns. It is available for Face Milling operations. In certain situations, you may know exactly where the tool can move safely with the shortest path, or you may want to apply different cut patterns to different regions. NX provides Manual Cut so that you can manually create these optimal tool paths for a current operation with a defined region. &nbsp;Manual Cut is an option of  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/pmill_fm_mixed_cut.html');return(false);">Mixed Cut </a>Method for Face Milling operations.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">When you copy a face milling operation with a Mixed Cut method in the Operation Navigator, any manual cut patterns are also copied. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Edit a manual cut pattern as necessary</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Transform or create an instance of a manual cut pattern operation</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Edit a transformed or instanced manual cut pattern operation</p>
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