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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Using the Projection Area Tool</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To use the <b class="uiTerm">Projection Area </b> tool to extract model data from the faces of a solid, do the following:
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Area Calculation</b> dialog, choose the <b class="uiTerm">Select bodies</b> selection step.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the solid body you want to interrogate.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Area Calculation</b> dialog, in millimeters, set a tolerance value to define the mesh size. 
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            <p class="para_item">A smaller mesh size results in longer calculation time but gives you a more precise result.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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      <p class="para_division">When the program is finished, the results are displayed in the <b class="uiTerm">Information</b> window.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the <b class="uiTerm">Select reference planar face</b> selection step.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select a solid or a sheet body.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Area Calculation</b> dialog, select <b class="uiTerm">Find Maximum and Minimum Side Area</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Angle Accuracy</b> window, in degrees, specify a rotation angle.
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            <p class="para_item">Visualize a plane running through the Z-Axis. When you define the angle value, you rotate the plane around the axis. Depending on the angle of rotation, the plane projects onto the faces at different angles. The maximum and minimum values are calculated based on the relationship of the Z-plane to the object faces. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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