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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/analysis/analysis/model_compare.gif" border="0"> This function lets you compare the geometries of bodies in two related or unrelated parts. Initially you select a seed body from each part. You can also compare the features and expressions in the two parts. 
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      <p class="para_topic">You can specify whether all bodies in the parts are selected or just the seed bodies. The comparison is performed only in the context of selected bodies. </p>
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      <p class="para_division">Related parts are those that have the same parent. Feature information drives the geometric comparison. Selected edges and faces, and optionally features and expressions, are compared and classified as &quot;Identical,&quot; &quot;Changed&quot; and &quot;Unique.&quot; </p><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="anl_mdlcompare_proc.html">Model Compare - Procedure</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="anl_mdlcompare_dialog.html">Model Compare - Dialog Fields</a><br><a class="endOfDocLinks" href="anl_mdlcompare_basis.html">Model Compare - Basis for Classifications</a><br></body>
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