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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b> tutorial takes you through a hands-on, end-to-end scenario for designing a straight brake progressive die, from initializing the project to generating engineering drawings.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">This tutorial is based on NX 5. If you have not installed this maintenance release, you must do so before you can start. If you do not install the release, the software may not behave as described, and you may not be able to complete one or more tasks.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">The instructions are modular and linked in the correct sequence to ensure your success in modeling a sample die design.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Do not skip a task or a step within a task. To be successful, you must perform each step in the order in which it is presented in the tutorial. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">This tutorial consists of a cumulative series of linear tasks. Always complete the current task before moving on the next. For your convenience, <b class="uiTerm">Next</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Previous</b> navigation buttons are provided at the top of each page. These buttons are intended to help you move forward from task to task, or back to revisit a previous procedure.
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      <p class="para_division">If you have not already done so, go to the <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('pdw/index.html?goto=pdw/intro.html&amp;vars=-aux,-home','link','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no,height=600,width=500');return(false);">Introduction</a> in the online help and browse the content. Then, also in the help, look at the <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('pdw/index.html?goto=pdw/pdw_start.html&amp;vars=-aux,-home','link','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no,height=600,width=500');return(false);">Starting PDW</a> to familiarize yourself with the interface.
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