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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('plotting/define_width_concpt_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The Widths option menu determines how widths are applied to geometry recorded in the CGM file.  Navigate as follows:  File -&rarr; Plot dialog -&rarr; General Settings tab -&rarr; Widths option menu. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">The system applies certain fixed widths to geometry according the width index of the object. These widths are traditional values long used by NX plotting functionality:</p>
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                        <p class="para_th">Width Index</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">Thin </p>
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                        <p class="para_td">0.08 millimeters or 0.003 inches</p>
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                        <p class="para_td">0.42 millimeters or 0.017 inches</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The system applies user-defined widths to geometry according to the width index of the object. Use the Custom Widths dialog to define a name and width value for each width index (thin, normal, and thick).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The system applies a single width to all geometry regardless of the width or color index of the object. You can set the single width value to one of the Standard Widths values, or one of the Custom 3 Widths values, or an arbitrary user-defined value. Use the Custom Widths dialog to specify the single width value.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">User-defined widths are applied to geometry according to the color index of the object. The width index of the object is not used. You can set the width value for each color index 1 through 216 to one of the Custom 3 Widths values or an arbitrary user-defined value. Use the Custom Widths dialog to specify the width values.</p>
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