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         <p class="para_refCategory">This check will analyze all interior and exterior trimming curves to ensure radii are optimal for manufacturing. Both invalid radii and mission radii are reported.
</p><pre class="indent">1. Edges from the trim line are extracted and projecting into the plane of the trimming direction. (All radii are analyzed in a plane.)
2. The project curves are broken (simplified) into arcs and lines.

First corner angle value &gt; Corner Angle &gt;= second corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = first value
Second corner angle value &gt; Corner Angle &gt;= third corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = second value
and so on
Corner Angle &lt;= nth corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = nth value

If the first angle value specified is an angle close to 180 degrees, then the first corner angle range is:
First corner angle value &lt; Corner Angle &gt;= second corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = first value
This implies that if the corner angle is greater than the first corner angle specified, it is considered smooth.</pre><p class="para_refCategory"></p><pre class="indent">1. Edges from the trim line are extracted and projecting into the plane of the trimming direction. (All radii are analyzed in a plane.)
2. The project curves are broken (simplified) into arcs and lines.

First corner angle value &gt; Corner Angle &gt;= second corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = first value
Second corner angle value &gt; Corner Angle &gt;= third corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = second value
and so on
Corner Angle &lt;= nth corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = nth value

If the first angle value specified is an angle close to 180 degrees, then the first corner angle range is:
First corner angle value &lt; Corner Angle &gt;= second corner angle value: Minimum corner radius allowed = first value
This implies that if the corner angle is greater than the first corner angle specified, it is considered smooth.</pre><p class="para_refCategory"></p>
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         <p class="para_refCategory">The following options are used to ensure radii are large enough so hand finishing is not required or die steels do not fracture prematurely.</p>
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         <p class="para_refCategory">This list specifies corner angle ranges for each of the minimum corner radii.</p>
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         <p class="para_refCategory">This list specifies the minimum corner radius allowed for each corner angle range.</p>
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         <p class="para_refCategory">This list specifies the minimum corner radius allowed for each corner angle range.</p>
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