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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Common Tools</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"> Common Tools support user operation and functionality within NX applications. These functions are referred to as &quot;common tools&quot; because they are commonly available across the application, in particular modes of operation. For example, when you select objects for functions such as Delete, Hide, Show, Transform, etc., NX displays the Class Selection Tool so that you can intelligently select specific objects.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Tool</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_selct_tl_d.html');return(false);">Class Selection Tool</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this tool to select objects for your next operation. You can select single objects or create a filter that selects specific object subsets.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_line_d.html');return(false);">Line Tool</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this tool to define a line when certain NX operations require one.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_plane_d.html');return(false);">Plane Tool</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this tool to specify a plane when creating surfaces or for mirroring.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_bound_d.html');return(false);">Boundary Tool</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this tool to define temporary and permanent boundaries.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_ordpoint_d.html');return(false);">Ordered Point Tool</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this tool to select multiple points using any of three chaining methods. You can also use the standard Point Constructor method which allows you to specify the required points in turn.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_csyscon_d.html');return(false);">CSYS Constructor</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this constructor to create an associative coordinate system (CSYS). Use during part merge operations to define the orientation (coordinates) of objects as you add them to your part. Also used to change the WCS.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this constructor to define point locations during any NX object construction.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Use this constructor to create a unit vector. Unit vectors have directional components only; the magnitude and origin of the vector is not stored.</p>
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