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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Die Base Library</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The Die Base Library provides several pre-configured die bases (DB_UNIVERSAL1, DB_UNIVERSAL2, etc.). You can configure and customize new die bases using the pre-configured samples in the die base library.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Location: $PDIEIWIZARD_DIR/prodiebase\english (metric)</p>
      <div class="title_division">Die Plate Abbreviations and Height Expressions</div>
      <div class="title_division">Abbreviations</div>
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               <p class="para_th">Top Half</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_dieplate_example.gif"></p>
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            <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="45%">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_dieplate_tophalf.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_th">Bottom Half</p>
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            <th colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="45%">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_dieplate_bottomhalf.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_th">Attribute Name</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Value</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_th">SP, BP, </p>
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               <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Each die plate should include the attribute name, which is the abbreviation of the plate.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">UM_STANDARD_PART 2 </p>
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               <p class="para_td">2</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The standard part type: 2, used only as the target body in Pocketing.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">CATALOG </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">catalog</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">The catalog or order number. The format comes from each catalog supplier. This attribute and value will be automatically listed in the BOM.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">MATERIAL </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">material</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">The part material. This attribute and value will be automatically listed in the BOM.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_th">SUPPLIER </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">supplier </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_td">The part supplier. This attribute and value will be automatically listed in the BOM.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33%">
               <p class="para_th">MW_SIDE </p>
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               <p class="para_td">TOP, BOTTOM </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines which side the part belongs to in View Manager, where TOP = &nbsp;top half, &nbsp;BOTTOM = &nbsp;bottom half.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">PDW_COMPONENT_NAME </p>
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               <p class="para_td">SP, BP, </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines the part category in View Manager.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Height Expressions</div>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_exp_name_02.gif"></p>
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            <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_exp_name_01.gif"></p>
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            <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="48%">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_exp_name_04.gif"></p>
            </td>
            <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%">
               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_exp_name_03.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_th">Expression Name</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%">
               <p class="para_th">Default Value</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_th">GAP1</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%">
               <p class="para_td">&nbsp;Sheet metal part thickness </p>
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               <p class="para_td">The closest distance between the top and bottom halves.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">GAP2 </p>
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               <p class="para_td">10 (mm), 1/4(inch) </p>
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               <p class="para_td">The distance between the punch plate and the strip backing plate when status = closed.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">ST</p>
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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp;8 (mm), 3/8 (inch) </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%">
               <p class="para_td">&nbsp;The travel distance.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">CLOSE </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%">
               <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The die base status, where 0 = open, and 1 = closed.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">PP_DP_CL </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%">
               <p class="para_td">The distance between the &nbsp;punch plate and the die plate when status = closed.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">PP_SP_CL </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">DP_BBP2_CL </p>
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               <p class="para_th">BBP_CL </p>
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               <p class="para_th">BBP_DS_CL</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">PP_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%">
               <p class="para_td">The Z-coordinate of the stop face of the punch plate (PP).</p>
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               <p class="para_th">TCP_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">TSB_Z </p>
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               <p class="para_th">TP_Z</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">TBP2_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">TBP_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">BP_Z</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">SP_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">BOT_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">DP_Z</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">BBP_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">BBP2_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">DS_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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               <p class="para_th">PB_Z </p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="23%"></td>
            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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            <th bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="25%">
               <p class="para_th">BCP_Z</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f9f9f9" colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="51%"></td>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">&nbsp;</div>
      <div class="title_division">Die Base Catalog Registration File: pdw_catalog_txt</div>
      <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_diebase_catalog.gif"></p>
      <div class="title_division">&nbsp;</div>
      <div class="title_division">Die Base Individual Catalog Registration Spread Sheet</div>
      <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/pdw_diebase_spreadsheet.gif"></p>
      <div class="title_division">&nbsp;</div>
      <div class="title_division">Die Base Data File</div>
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