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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">Start the Reference Blend Procedure</div>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On the Electrode Design <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>, choose <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/reference_blend.gif" border="0">.
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         <p class="para_action">The <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend</b> dialog box appears.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend</b> measures the blend radius on a selected face and uses the measured value as the radius input parameter to the blend on the target edge.  The measured blend value is associative to the workpiece. If the blend value on the workpiece changes, the blend on the sparking head updates accordingly.  
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Selected Reference Geometry</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Selected Reference Geometry</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On the <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend</b> dialog box, click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.
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         <p class="para_action">The blend appears on the edge of the sparking head solid body. A <b class="uiTerm">Blend</b> feature is added to the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b>.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On 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>, choose <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend</b> again <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/reference_blend.gif" border="0">.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">In the graphics window, select the blend face on the workpiece and click <b class="uiTerm">MB2</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Selected Blend Face</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Select the 6 edges on the sparking head solid body.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On the <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend </b>dialog box, click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Multiple Edges</b></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The new blend geometry appears on the sparking head solid body. A single blend feature is added to the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Blended Edges</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">To continue, click the <b class="uiTerm">Next </b> button.
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