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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">Display Resolution</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Resolution sets the tolerance for the face analysis display, enabling you to adjust the quality and performance of the face analysis display. You can choose from the following options: Coarse, Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, Ultra Fine and Customize. Each of these options maps tolerance values to four specific faceting operations: Curve Chord Tolerance, Facet Chord Tolerance, Angular Tolerance and Facet Width Tolerance. A fine (or small) face analysis display tolerance produces a finer tessellation with more detail, but it also can slow down display operations.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The following text describes the four faceting operations that apply to face analysis.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">1. Facet Edge Tolerance</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Controls the faceted representation by considering the curved edge approximation of an object. This is an upper bound on the distance from each chord to the curve it is approximating. This option has been found to be very useful at sealing the gaps between faces. The recommended value is 0.005. A smaller tolerance value results in a finer display, but also causes slower performance.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">2. Facet Chord Tolerance</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Controls the faceted representation of an object by considering the surface approximation. This is an upper bound on the distance from a position on a facet to the surface. The recommended value is 0.005. A smaller tolerance value results in a finer display, but also causes slower performance.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">3. Angular Tolerance</p>
      <p class="para_topic">This is an upper bound on the angular deviation between the surface normals at any two positions under the facet. This option has been found to be beneficial for faces with high curvature (sharp corners). The recommended setting is 3-15 degrees.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">4. Width Tolerance</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Controls the faceted representation of an object by considering the size of the facet. This value specifies the maximum width of a facet. This option is necessary for reflection line display, to break long skinny polygons.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The following table shows the tolerance values that are mapped to each faceting operation.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Faceting Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Tolerance Settings</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Coarse</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Standard</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Fine</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Extra Fine</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Super Fine</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Ultra Fine</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Facet Edge Tolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.01</p>
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               <p class="para_td">.005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.003</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Facet Chord Tolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.01</p>
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               <p class="para_td">.005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0025</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.001</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.000225</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0005</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Angular Tolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">15.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">6.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">6.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">3.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Facet Width Tolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.3</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.3</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.075</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.02</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.02</p>
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               <p class="para_td">0.005</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Instead of using the pre-mapped tolerance settings shown in the table, you can select Customize and enter all 4-tolerance settings for the analysis display individually.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Customer Default</div>
      <p class="para_division">The following Customer Default allows you to specify the Default State of the Analysis Display Tolerance option.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Analysis Display Tolerance Customer Default</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Setting</p>
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               <p class="para_td">UG_analysisTolerance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Controls the face analysis display tolerance, affecting the quality of the face analysis display and system response time. Valid options are: Coarse, Standard, Fine, Extra Fine, Super Fine, Ultra Fine, and Customize. The default is Standard. If you set UG_analysisTolerance to Customize, you can also use UG_analysisEdgeTol, UG_analysisChordTol, UG_analysisAngleTol and UG_analysisWidthTol to specify the default values for each of the 4 -faceting operations.</p>
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