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            <p class="defObject">Absorbed sketches</p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">Sketches can be absorbed into features as in I-deas by making them internal. External sketches are listed as separate features in the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b>. External sketches can be used in multiple features without using the I-deas concept of reference curves. To hide external sketches from the display, hide them or place them on a hidden layer.
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_26.html');return(false);">Extrude</a><p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_35.html');return(false);">Layers</a></p>
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            <p class="defObject">Haystack geometry</p>
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">The NX Selection Intent options on the Selection Bar provide the function of I-deas <b class="uiTerm">Section Options</b>.
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            <p class="para_defMeaning">To sketch on a face in NX, use the <b class="uiTerm">Sketch</b> button and select a face.
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               <li class="condense"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_16.html');return(false);">Creating sketches</a><p class="para_defMeaning"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/05qt_parts_15.html');return(false);">Sketching</a></p>
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