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      <p class="para_topic">The purpose of this case study is to illustrate how NX Modeling features can be leveraged to trim sparking heads to specific geometric targets.  In this case, study, the sparking head will be trimmed to the topmost edge of topmost fillet on the workpiece. </p>
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