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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Between Two Points options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_ptcon_d.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_pt_between_two_pts_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">In the <b class="uiTerm">Point</b> dialog box (also known as the <b class="uiTerm">Point Constructor</b>), set <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> to <b class="uiTerm">Between Two Points</b> to see the following options:
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Points</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Point 1</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the first point.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">You can select a point in the graphics window (after setting the option menu to an appropriate option), or you can click <b class="uiTerm">Point Constructor</b><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/gateway/common/point_constructor.gif" border="0"> to define the point.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Point 2</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the second point.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Follow the instructions for <b class="uiTerm">Specify Point 1</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Location Between Points</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">%Location</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the location for the new point as a percentage of the distance between the two points, as measured from the first point.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Coordinates</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The following options are available only if the <b class="uiTerm">Associative</b> check box under <b class="uiTerm">Settings</b> is cleared.
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                  <p class="para_td">See the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_ptcon_d.html');return(false);">Point dialog box</a> topic for more information about the <b class="uiTerm">Coordinates</b> options.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Relative to WCS</b></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Absolute</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines whether the new non-associative point's coordinates are absolute or measured from the WCS.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Settings</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">See the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_ptcon_d.html');return(false);">Point dialog box</a> topic for more information about the <b class="uiTerm">Associative</b> option.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Associative</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Controls whether the new point is associative to its parent geometry.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">If the new point is associative, the X, Y, and Z coordinates are set after you specify the two parent points and the <b class="uiTerm">%Location</b> between them.
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