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−	11. From here, click on the first ~~'''Dragon Test2-1 : Round Hole'''~~ [[File:~~Drag_Shift_roundhole1~~.png]] near the top of the list to your left and click the '''Unassign Action''' [[File:Dragon_Assign_Actions1.png]] button below. The contours for the hole will be removed from the shift in the display area and the listed item will be moved to the bottom under the Un-Assigned Actions section.	+	11. From here, click on the first oval hole [[File:shift_first_oval.png]] near the top of the list to your left and click the '''Unassign Action''' [[File:Dragon_Assign_Actions1.png]] button below. The contours for the hole will be removed from the shift in the display area and the listed item will be moved to the bottom under the Un-Assigned Actions section.

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−	8. Now, click the '''Rotate''' [[File:Dragon_Rotate1.png]] button and rotate the last two parts in the design so that the holes cross over both the top and bottom edges of the unfolded tube.	+	8. Now, click the '''Rotate''' [[File:Dragon_Rotate1.png]] button and rotate the last two parts in the design so that the two oval holes cross over both the top and bottom edges of the unfolded tube.

	[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part4.png]]		[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part4.png]]

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 . Next, to add parts to the nesting project, click on the '''Parts''' [[File:Drag_Nest_Parts_Tab1.png]] tab.
-. Now, double click on our part '''five''' times to add 5 copies of it to our nesting design.
+. Now, double click on our part '''five''' times to add 5 copies of it to our nesting design, or simply click the blue addition symbol [[File:blueaddsign.png]] to fill the stock length.
 [[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part1.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part2.png]]

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−	3. Now, maximize the screen [[File:Min_Max_Close_Tab.png]] and enter '''140''' into the '''Stock Length:''' value field to the left of the display screen. Also, set the '''Quantity''' to '''1'''. ''The '''Web Size:''' should be set to '''0.5''' ~~already by default.~~''	+	3. Now, maximize the screen [[File:Min_Max_Close_Tab.png]] and enter '''140''' into the '''Stock Length:''' value field to the left of the display screen. Also, set the '''Quantity''' to '''1'''. The '''Web Size:''' should be set to '''0.5'''''

	[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Length_140.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Web_Size_0_5.png]]		[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Length_140.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Web_Size_0_5.png]]

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−	11. From here, click on '''~~Shift~~ 1''' [[File:~~Drag_Shift_List1~~.png]] at the top of the list to your left and click the '''~~Assign Actions~~''' [[File:Dragon_Assign_Actions1.png]] button below. ~~A pop up window~~ will ~~appear asking if you'd like~~ to re-~~assign actions to this shift. Click the '''Yes''' button~~.	+	11. From here, click on the first '''Dragon Test2-1 : Round Hole''' [[File:Drag_Shift_roundhole1.png]] near the top of the list to your left and click the '''Unassign Action''' [[File:Dragon_Assign_Actions1.png]] button below. The contours for the hole will be removed from the shift in the display area and the listed item will be moved to the bottom under the Un-Assigned Actions section.

−	~~[[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts2.png]]~~

		+	*'''Note: Unassigning an action in the shift will cause the Dragon machine to ignore the action entirely, but it can always be placed back in the list of assigned actions simply by dragging it back in the list. Clicking the Delete Action [[File:Dragon_Delete3.png]] button will remove the action from the file completely.'''

−	12. Now, click and drag the upper-most line that says '''Dragon Test2-1 : Cut Start''' and drag it to the top of the list under the word '''Shift 1'''. This will ensure that the cut on the end of the tube will occur first in the order of actions.	+	12. Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:Dragon_Trasfer_To_Mach1.png]] button at the top of the screen.
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−	~~[[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts3.png]]~~
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−	13. Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:Dragon_Trasfer_To_Mach1.png]] button at the top of the screen.

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-. Next, to add parts to the nesting project, click on the '''Parts''' [[File:Drag_Nest_Parts_Tab1.png]] tab.
+. Now click the '''Apply''' [[File:Drag_Apply1.png]] button to set the stock tube length in the display area to the right.
-. Now, double click on our part '''five''' times to add 5 copies of it to our nesting design.
+. Next, to add parts to the nesting project, click on the '''Parts''' [[File:Drag_Nest_Parts_Tab1.png]] tab.
 [[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part1.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part2.png]]
 . Still under the '''Parts''' tab, select the '''Move''' [[File:Dragon_Move1.png]] button from the bottom of the screen followed by the second to the last part in the design. Then, drag this part the one on the end (tied to our part) near the end of the stock tube.
 [[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part3.png]]
 . Now, click the '''Rotate''' [[File:Dragon_Rotate1.png]] button and rotate the last two parts in the design so that the holes cross over both the top and bottom edges of the unfolded tube.
 [[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part4.png]]
 . Next, click the '''Remove''' [[File:Dragon_Remove2.png]] button and select these last two parts to delete them from the nesting design.
 [[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Part5.png]]
 . Now, switch to the '''Shifts''' [[File:Drag_Nest_Shifts1.png]] tab to see the shifts that the Dragon machine will take in fabricating this project.
 [[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts1.png]]
 . From here, click on '''Shift 1''' [[File:Drag_Shift_List1.png]] at the top of the list to your left and click the '''Assign Actions''' [[File:Dragon_Assign_Actions1.png]] button below. A pop up window will appear asking if you'd like to re-assign actions to this shift. Click the '''Yes''' button.
 [[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts2.png]]
 . Now, click and drag the upper-most line that says '''Dragon Test2-1 : Cut Start''' and drag it to the top of the list under the word '''Shift 1'''. This will ensure that the cut on the end of the tube will occur first in the order of actions.
 [[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts3.png]]
 . Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:Dragon_Trasfer_To_Mach1.png]] button at the top of the screen.

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−	3. Now, maximize the screen [[File:Min_Max_Close_Tab.png]] and enter '''140''' into the '''Stock Length:''' value field to the left of the display screen. ''The '''Web Size:''' should be set to '''0.5''' already by default.''	+	3. Now, maximize the screen [[File:Min_Max_Close_Tab.png]] and enter '''140''' into the '''Stock Length:''' value field to the left of the display screen. Also, set the '''Quantity''' to '''1'''. ''The '''Web Size:''' should be set to '''0.5''' already by default.''

	[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Length_140.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Web_Size_0_5.png]]		[[File:Drag_Nest_Stock_Length_140.png]][[File:Drag_Nest_Web_Size_0_5.png]]

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−	12. Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:~~Dragon_Tranfer_To_Mach1~~.png]] button at the top of the screen.	+	12. Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:Dragon_Trasfer_To_Mach1.png]] button at the top of the screen.

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	[[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts3.png]]		[[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts3.png]]
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		+	12. Once you are satisfied with the order of actions within the shift, all that is left to do is select the '''"Transfer to Machine"''' [[File:Dragon_Tranfer_To_Mach1.png]] button at the top of the screen.

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−	11.	+	11. Now, click and drag the upper-most line that says '''Dragon Test2-1 : Cut Start''' and drag it to the top of the list under the word '''Shift 1'''. This will ensure that the cut on the end of the tube will occur first in the order of actions.
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		+	[[File:Dragon_Nest_Shifts3.png]]