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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Determining the Minimum Radius</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/ana_minimumradius_r.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> To determine where the minimum radius occurs:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Minimum Radius</b>. The <b class="uiTerm">Minimum Radius</b> dialog displays.
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            <p class="para_item"> Select the faces you want to analyze. If the faces you select belong to a large collection of sheet bodies, the results of the analysis will be difficult to interpret, since you may not know which radii correspond to the outside of your part. You may want to sew the sheets together before using this analysis function.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">For permanent markers, select the <b class="uiTerm">Create Points at Minima</b> check box.
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