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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Checker Process Overview</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_checker.html');return(false);">Check VDA-4955 Compliance Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_criteria.html');return(false);">Description of the Check Criteria</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Checker Process</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_config.html');return(false);">Configuration File</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_check_ov.html');return(false);">Check Criteria</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_select.html');return(false);">Select Geometry Set</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_topology.html');return(false);">Topological Information</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_analysis.html');return(false);">Analysis Run</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_results.html');return(false);">Results Viewing</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_file_usage.html');return(false);">External File Usage</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To open the VDA-Checker dialog choose Analysis&rarr; Check VDA-4955 Compliance, or click on the VDA Checker icon. User interaction is controlled through the main dialog.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">For details about each of the numbered areas, click a topic in either the table above or use the navigation bar at the top of this page.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">VDA Checker Dialog Areas</p>
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               <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_config.html');return(false);">Configuration File</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">2</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_check_ov.html');return(false);">Check Criteria</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_select.html');return(false);">Select Geometry</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_topology.html');return(false);">Topological Information</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_results.html');return(false);">Results Viewing</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_analysis.html');return(false);">Analysis Run</a></p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Typical Interactive Run of the VDA Checker</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally load a previously created  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_config.html');return(false);">configuration file</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Define the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_check_ov.html');return(false);">check criteria</a> list for curves, faces, solids and drawings. 
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            <p class="para_item">Prepare to  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_select.html');return(false);">select geometry</a> by setting up selection filters that control the object selection.&nbsp; 
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            <p class="para_item">Add objects to the geometry set with class selection dialog. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Force the creation of  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_topology.html');return(false);">topological information</a> (optionally view the outer boundary of connected regions of the NX part) 
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            <p class="para_item">Start the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_analysis.html');return(false);">analysis run</a> (Apply). 
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            <p class="para_item">Check the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/vda_results.html');return(false);">results</a> by using Display Results Log or browse through the violated objects (Browse Violations). 
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            <p class="para_item">Either terminate or continue with the next two steps: </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Change the check constraint values and/or change geometry set. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Return to start of the analysis run. </p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> The description of UF_MODL_ask_vda_4955_compliance can be found in NX Open C Author documentation. UF_MODL_ask_vda_4955_compliance passes on the user parameters and executes the VDA Checker in batch mode without user intervention. Before running in batch mode you have to create a configuration file during an interactive run. </p>
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      <p class="para_division">The main dialog covers the following interaction groups with their controls.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reset All</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reset all configuration parameters to the system default values.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">OK</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Execute the analysis run then leave the main dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Apply</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Execute the analysis run without leaving the main dialog.</p>
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