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Predefined machining regions are regions defined under the Regions tab in Machining Objects Browser. Creating predefined regions allow you to reuse the same regions across other operations. For example: A set of arcs/circles can be added to a predefined curve region.

In the example below, 16 circles are added to a pre-defined Curve Region under Regions tab.

 

To select predefined regions, when creating a machining operation, click Pre-Defined under Machining Features/Region tab

 

This displays a dialog which lists all predefined machining regions. The list would be empty if no predefined regions are defined under the Regions tab in Machining Objects browser. Now select a Region from the predefined region list and click OK. Selecting a region will include all the geometry defined under this region set and assign them as one selected machining region.

For additional information on creating predefined regions, refer to the online help section on Predefined Machining Regions.