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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Best practices to keep</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">At a high level, many of your good modeling practices will stay the same. For example, here is a list of best practices to continue using.</p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_40.html');return(false);">Plan your modeling strategy.</a> 
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_41.html');return(false);">Start with a good foundation.</a> 
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_42.html');return(false);">Add features with associativity.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_43.html');return(false);">Capture design intent.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_44.html');return(false);">Use solid and open part modeling techniques.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_45.html');return(false);">Understand part history.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_46.html');return(false);">Reuse features and share work.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_47.html');return(false);">Add draft before fillets.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_48.html');return(false);">Modify feature parameters and positioning.</a></p>
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                        <p class="para_designIntent_body"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/02qt_nx_basics_49.html');return(false);">Check the model before release.</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The list above uses some I-deas terminology rather than define new terms yet. The Glossary section at the end provides a list of terminology changes.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">We assume that the goal of most users is to make this transition with the minimum interruption possible. New features that bring potential process efficiencies are noted so that you can integrate them at a time that is most effective for you.</p>
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