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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/plunge_list_op.html');return(false);">Options</a> 
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/plunge_rt_list.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('intro_to_nx/index.html?goto=intro_to_nx/uiu_dia_box_ops.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Common dialog box options</a> for common options not described here.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Geometry</b> group
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                  <p class="para_td">Specify geometry in the Workpiece object (Operation Navigator - <b class="uiTerm">Geometry</b> view) so that it is inherited by all operations in the Workpiece hierarchy. Otherwise, you must repeat the geometry selection inside each operation. 
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                  <p class="para_td">When geometry is inherited from a parent group, the &ldquo;specify geometry&rdquo; button is not available for  selection.</p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">For each geometry type (part, blank, or check) used in an operation, do not mix boundaries and solid geometry. For example, if you select a body as part geometry, do not add a part boundary. You may, however, select a check boundary.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Geometry</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Selects the location that contains the geometry definitions to be inherited by this operation.</p>
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Create New</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Creates a new geometry group for this operation and places it in the <b class="uiTerm">Geometry View </b>of the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b> for use by other operations.
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Adds or removes geometry from the geometry group that this operation inherits from. When editing, the software requests confirmation before deleting existing geometry.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Display</b> (all geometry types)
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                  <p class="para_td">Highlights the selected geometry to verify the selection. An unavailable <b class="uiTerm">Display</b> button <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_display_geometry.gif" border="0"> indicates that geometry has not yet been specified.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Part</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies geometry that represents the finished part.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">The processor uses part geometry to generate tool paths.<b class="uiTerm">Verify</b> uses part geometry to animate tool paths.
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                  <p class="para_td">The preferred geometry selection is bodies (sheet or solid). Other valid geometry selections are: faceted bodies, surface regions, and faces.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">For collision and gouge avoidance, select the entire part, including the faces you are not cutting, as part geometry. Then use <b class="uiTerm">Specify Cut Area</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Specify Trim Boundaries</b> to limit what is cut.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Blank</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies solid geometry, features, or faceted bodies that represent the material to cut from, such as forgings or castings. Blank geometry does not represent the final part and can be cut through or engaged into directly.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Check</b> (Body)
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies solid bodies, faces, curves, or closed boundaries that represent clamps or other areas to be avoided during machining. When the tool path encounters the check surface, the tool disengages until it reaches the next safe cutting position. </p>
                  <p class="para_td">Check geometry has a <b class="uiTerm">Tanto</b> tool position and may require additional stock.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Cut Area</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies geometry or features to create the cut regions to machine with this operation.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Each member of the cut area must be included in the part geometry.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">If you do not specify a cut area, NX uses the entire defined part geometry (the silhouette of the part) that is accessible by the tool as the cut area.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">You must specify part geometry before specifying the cut area.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Edge Tracing</b> cannot be removed if the entire part geometry is used and no cut area is defined.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Trim Boundaries</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"> Specifies boundaries to define areas of the cut region to exclude from the operation.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Tool</b> group
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Tool</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Selects a previously defined tool from the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b>.
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Create New</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Creates a new tool definition for this operation and places it in the <b class="uiTerm">Machine Tool View</b> of the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b> for use by other operations.
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit or Display</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Displays the current tool and a dialog box of the tool's parameters.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Path Settings</b> group
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Method</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Create New</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Creates a new Method group for this operation and places it in the <b class="uiTerm">Machining Method View</b> of the Operation Navigator for use by other operations. For example: Roughing or Finishing.
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                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_td">Edits the selected <b class="uiTerm">Method</b> definition.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cut Pattern</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Selects the tool path pattern used to machine cut regions. The following cut types are available, depending on the operation:</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_zig.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Zig</b></a></p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_zigzag.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Zig-Zag</b></a></p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_zigcon.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Zig with Contour</b></a></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/comcut_cutmeth_follow.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b></a></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_profile.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Profile</b></a></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_stand_drive.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Standard Drive</b></a></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/cut_cutmeth_follw_prt.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Follow Part</b></a></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/comcut_trochoidal.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Trochoidal</b></a> 
                        </p>
                     </li>
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                  <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/com_millop_stepover.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b></a></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Controls the distance between successive cut passes. The <b class="uiTerm">Cut Pattern</b> selected determines the available <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b> options.
                  </p>
                  <ul>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Constant</b> specifies a fixed distance between cut passes.
                        </p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Scallop</b> specifies the height of material left between cut passes.
                        </p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Tool Diameter</b> specifies a fixed distance between cut passes as a percentage of the effective tool diameter (the flat bottom portion of the tool.) For example:
                        </p>
                        <ul class="hangingList">
                           <li>
                              <p class="para_item">Tool diameter = 10 mm</p>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                              <p class="para_item">Tool corner radius = 2 mm</p>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                              <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Percent</b> = 50
                              </p>
                           </li>
                           <li>
                              <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b> = 3 mm
                              </p>
                              <p class="para_item">Exception: The full diameter is used for ball end mills.</p>
                           </li>
                        </ul>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Variable</b></p>
                     </li>
                  </ul>
                  <p class="para_td"> </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead </b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> specifies the forward step from one plunge to the next. When necessary, the system reduces the applied <b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> to stay within the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value.
               </p>
               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead </b> and <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b>:
               </p>
               <p class="para_td">For non-center cutting cases, either the step-over distance or the step-ahead distance must be less than the specified <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value. The software reduces the applied <b class="uiTerm">Step ahead</b> to stay within the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> value.
               </p>
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                  <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/plunge-step_ahead.gif"></p>
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               <div class="title_figure">Step Ahead (A) and Stepover (B)</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> is the maximum width, looking down the tool axis, that the tool can cut. This is usually supplied by the tool manufacturer, based on the size of the inserts. If this is smaller than the tool radius, then the bottom of the tool has a non-cutting portion in the center. This parameter determines the tool type for Plunge Milling operations. <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> may limit the step over and step ahead to prevent to prevent the non-cutting portion of the tool from plunging into solid material.
               </p>
               <p class="para_td">Set <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to 50% or more for center cutting tools to maximize the amount of cutting.
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                        <div class="para_note">
                           <p class="para_note_body">NX now assumes that this is a center cutting tool and doesn&rsquo;t check to see if there is a non-cutting portion of the tool that violates the in-process workpiece.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to less than 50% for non-center cutting tools.
               </p>
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                        <div class="para_note">
                           <p class="para_note_body">NX now assumes this is a non-center cutting tool, and uses <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> to determine if a non-cutting portion of the tool violates the in-process workpiece.
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                     <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
                        <div class="para_note">
                           <p class="para_note_body">If it isn't possible to cut a closed cavity without violating the <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b>, the operation will output pre-drill points and a warning for you to add the required drilling operation
                           </p>
                        </div>
                     </td>
                  </tr>
               </table>
               <p class="para_td">In the figure below, A = tool insert, B= workpiece, C = <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b>.
               </p>
               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/plunge_tool-1.gif" border="0"></p>
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table><br><table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/cut_levels.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Plunge Levels</b></p>
               </td>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the plunge depth.</p>
                  <table border="0">
                     <tr>
                        <td valign="top" align="left"><img align="left" src="../graphics/note.gif" alt="Note" title="Note"></td>
                        <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
                           <div class="para_note">
                              <p class="para_note_body"><b class="uiTerm">Plunge Levels</b> only appears on the dialog box after you specify part or blank geometry.
                              </p>
                           </div>
                        </td>
                     </tr>
                  </table>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_cutting_parameters_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/cutting_parameters.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cutting Parameters</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Modifies the operation's cutting parameters. The available parameters are determined by the operation's <b class="uiTerm">Type</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Subtype</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Cut Pattern</b>.
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Transfer Method</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Plunge Milling supports the following transfer methods:</p>
                  <ul>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Clearance Plane</b></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Automatic</b></p>
                        <p class="para_item">This option makes transitions at the lowest height (non-gouging/colliding Z height plus safe clearance distance).</p>
                     </li>
                  </ul>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Retract Distance</b> <b class="uiTerm">Retract Angle</b></p>
               </td>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Let you specify the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/plunge_engage_retract.html#plunge_retract_moves');return(false);">retract</a> move.
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_corner_control_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" height="90" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/cavity_mill/corner_control.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Corner Control</b></p>
               </td>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" height="90" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Provides options to control the path at concave or convex corners. For example: roll around external edges or leave radii on internal corners.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">For concave corners, it is possible for the cutter to make a smooth transition between interior part walls by automatically generating corner geometry (fillets) that is slightly larger than the cutter radius.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">For convex corners, the tool can transition part walls by extending the adjacent segments or by rolling around the corner.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/com_millop_corn_contrl.html');return(false);">Corner and feed rate control</a> for additional details.
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_feeds_and_speeds_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/feeds_and_speeds.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Feeds and Speeds</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Specifies spindle speeds and feed rates.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="silver">
               <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">More Settings</b> group
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Report shortest Tool</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Calculates the shortest length tool that can machine all of the material in the operation (blank or IPW) without tool holder collisions.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">The result appears below the check box, and shows <b class="uiTerm">Unknown</b> if the tool path isn't generated or up to date.
                  </p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Report shortest Tool</b>:
                  </p>
                  <ul>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Is independent of the <b class="uiTerm">Use Tool Holder</b> option.
                        </p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Doesn't change the operation's other parameters or tool path.</p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Can require as much as twice the normal processing time.</p>
                     </li>
                  </ul>
                  <p class="para_td">If the tool path is collision free, replace the current tool with a shorter tool that is more rigid. If the tool path has a holder collision, replace the current tool with a longer tool that can remove all the material without a holder collision.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_mach_control_group_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="silver">
               <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Machine Control</b> group
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Start of Path Events</b></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">End of Path Events</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Specifies machine events such as tool changes, start and end events (which are user defined), or special <b class="uiTerm">Post</b> commands. This option controls the type of motion output.
                  </p>
                  <p class="para_td">Machine Control options also can be defined at the boundary level, at the boundary member level, and the group level, using Custom Boundary Data.</p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Copy From</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/machine_control-copy_from.gif" border="0"> lets you copy special post commands from another operation or from an operation template.
                  </p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/edit.gif" border="0"> lets you add post commands to the start or end of the path.
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_program_opts_actions_groups_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="silver">
               <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Program</b> group
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Program</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the program to place the operation in. </p>
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" align="center">
                     <colgroup span="1">
                        <col span="1">
                        <col span="1">
                     </colgroup>
                     <tbody>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/create_new_program.gif" border="0"></p>
                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Create New</b></p>
                           </td>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">Creates a new program and places it in the <b class="uiTerm">Program View</b> of the <b class="uiTerm">Operation Navigator</b>. For example, you could create a program called TAPE2 or O1234 to use for postprocessing.
                              </p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/edit.gif" border="0"></p>
                              <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit</b></p>
                           </td>
                           <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                              <p class="para_td">Modifies the selected program.</p>
                           </td>
                        </tr>
                     </tbody>
                  </table><br></td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_program_opts_actions_groups_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="silver">
               <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Options</b> group
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/edit_display.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Edit Display</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Controls the tool path display options such as color and type of tool display.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/other_options.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Other Options</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Provides access to the following dialog boxes:</p>
                  <ul>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Verify Predrill Points</b></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Customize Dialog</b></p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis Tools</b></p>
                     </li>
                  </ul>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table base="file:///D:/perforce/workdocs/XPS/products/nx/nx5/english/tdoc/mfgmilling/entities/op_program_opts_actions_groups_ent.xml" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="100%" align="center">
         <colgroup span="1">
            <col span="1">
            <col span="1">
         </colgroup>
         <tbody valign="top">
            <tr bgcolor="silver">
               <td colspan="2" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Actions</b> group
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="20%">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/generate.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Generate</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Generates the tool path.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr bgcolor="#F0F0F0">
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/replay.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Replay</b></p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Refreshes the graphics window and replays the tool path.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/verify.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Verify</b></p>
               </td>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Provides options for animating the tool path.</p>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/manufacturing/common/list.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">List</b></p>
               </td>
               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Displays a text listing of the tool path in an <b class="uiTerm">Information</b> window.
                  </p>
               </td>
            </tr>
         </tbody>
      </table><br><table border="0">
         <tr>
            <td valign="top" align="left"><img align="left" src="../graphics/note.gif" alt="Note" title="Note"></td>
            <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
               <div class="para_note">
                  <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Method</b> options <b class="uiTerm">Zig-Zag</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Zig</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Zig with Contour</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Follow Periphery</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Follow Part</b> are for roughing, <b class="uiTerm">Profile</b> is for finishing. <b class="uiTerm">Follow Part</b> has specific enhancements for <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgmilling/plunge_roughing.html');return(false);">roughing</a>. <b class="uiTerm">Profile</b> has specific enhancements for finishing.
                  </p>
               </div>
            </td>
         </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0">
         <tr>
            <td valign="top" align="left"><img align="left" src="../graphics/note.gif" alt="Note" title="Note"></td>
            <td valign="bottom" align="left" width="100%">
               <div class="para_note">
                  <p class="para_note_body">If the <b class="uiTerm">Stepover</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Step Ahead</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Max Cut Width</b> are set to very small values, generating the path may take longer than expected.
                  </p>
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