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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Design </b>tutorial takes you through a hands-on, end-to-end scenario for modeling two electrodes, from initializing the project to generating engineering drawings of the finished electrode components. The instructions are modular and linked in the correct sequence to ensure your success in modeling a sample electrode that can be machined and used in an EDM process. 
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Do not skip a task or a step within a task. To be successful, you must perform each step in the order in which it is presented in the tutorial. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">This tutorial consists of a cumulative series of linear tasks. Always complete the current task before moving on the next. For your convenience, <b class="uiTerm">Next </b><img align="bottom" src="graphics/tutorial_next_arrow.gif" border="0"> and <b class="uiTerm">Previous </b><img align="bottom" src="graphics/tutorial_previous_arrow.gif" border="0"> navigation buttons are provided in the upper right-hand corner. Use these buttons to move forward from task to task, or back to revisit a previous procedure.
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      <p class="para_division">If you have not already done so, open the <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Design</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('nxelectrode_design/index.html?goto=nxelectrode_design/nx_electrode_overview.html&amp;vars=-aux,-home','link','menubar=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no,height=600,width=500,left=100,top=100');return(false);">Overview</a> in the online help and browse the content. Then, also in the help, look at the <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Design</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('nxelectrode_design/index.html?goto=nxelectrode_design/nx_electrode_toolbar.html&amp;vars=-aux,-home','link','menubar=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no,height=600,width=500,left=100,top=100');return(false);">Toolbar</a> to familiarize yourself with the interface.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">This tutorial is based on NX 4.0.1. If you have not installed this maintenance release, you must do so before you can start. If you do not install the release, or are using an earlier version of NX the software may not behave as described, and you may not be able to complete one or more tasks.</p>
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