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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">B-surface analysis dialog box</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/05information_inf_ov_2.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To access the <b class="uiTerm">B-Surface Analysis</b> dialog box, choose <b class="uiTerm">Information</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">B-Surface</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">The B-Surface Analysis dialog box has the following options:</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Depending on whether you select the check box for <b class="uiTerm">Show Patch Boundaries</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Show Poles</b> NX displays the control polygon in the system color with a solid font, and it displays the surface patches in different fonts and colors based on their continuity. The fonts are solid for C2, dashed for C1 and dotted for C0. The color is that of the object. Select the check box next to <b class="uiTerm">Output to Listing Window</b> to see the information displayed in an information window.
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