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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Piercing insert Array Overview</div>
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      <div class="title_division">Array Tab</div>
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      <p class="para_division">On the <b class="uiTerm">Array </b>tab from left to right:
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Rectangular</b>: Create a rectangular pattern from the selected insert.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Circular</b>: create circular pattern from the selected insert.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Copy</b>: Copy the insert. 
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      <div class="title_division">Piercing Insert Array</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Piercing Insert Array </b>lets you create, edit, or delete an array of duplicate piercing inserts. Multiple inserts can be arranged in a rectangular or circular pattern or copied in one procedure, eliminating the need to create insert arrays one insert at a time.
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      <p class="para_division">For various scrap and insert designs, it is not unusual to use one common insert for many piercing operations, particularly when the same scrap shape must appear in rectangular and circular patterns. With <b class="uiTerm">Piercing Insert Array </b> you no longer have to create each pierce individually. 
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Piercing Insert Array </b> allows you to create multiple instances of an insert and arrange them into circular and rectangular patterns, saving design time.  The instances are associative; when the parent insert  updates, the child instances update as well. Arrayed instances also result in a lighter weight assembly.
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      <div class="title_division">Where do I find it?</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Application&rarr;Progressive Die Wizard&rarr;Piercing Insert Design</b></p>
      <div class="title_division">Creating a Piercing Insert Array</div>
      <p class="para_division">The following procedure creates a circular array of piercing inserts.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the insert you want to multiply.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Piercing Insert Design</b> dialog box, choose the <b class="uiTerm">Delete Selected Insert</b> option.
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            <p class="para_item">On the dialog box, select the<b class="uiTerm"> Array</b> tab.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the<b class="uiTerm"> Circular </b>option.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the insert you want to use in the array.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the dialog box, in the <b class="uiTerm">Direction Definition</b> field, set the direction to <b class="uiTerm">Datum Axis</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the datum axis element.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the dialog specify the array parameters, for example:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Total Number</b> field, enter the number of components in the array. for example: 8.
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                  <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Offset Angle</b> field, enter the angle for the layout of the array, for example: 45.
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            <p class="para_item">Click<b class="uiTerm"> Apply</b>.
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      <p class="para_division">The array will appear consisting of 8 duplicate inserts in a circle around the datum axis.</p>
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