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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To perform interference checking on your electrode assembly, do the following:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">NX Electrode Design</b> toolbar, click<b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Checking</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Checking</b> dialog box, choose <b class="uiTerm">Select Electrode</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">In the<b class="uiTerm"> NX </b>graphics window, select the electrode that you want to check.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Checking</b> dialog box, select the results for the condition that you want to check:
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose<b class="uiTerm"> Touch Sheet Body</b> to create a touch sheet body and save it on a layer.
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Create Interference Solid</b> to create an interference solid body and store it on a layer.
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Map Face Color</b> to map colors from the workpiece to the electrode.
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Touch Area Calculation</b> to display the burn area as a mesh. 
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