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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Trim Body Tool</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use the Trim Body Tool to trim simulation parts to existing curves.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Trim Body Tool Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Select Target Bodies</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In the Simulation part, select the solid bodies you want to trim.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Select Tool Curve</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Select the curve to be used as the trim curves.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Specify the Vector</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify the direction of the curve extension.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Before You Begin</div>
      <p class="para_division">Before using the Trim Body Tool, use the NX curve creation tools to create the curves to be used to trim the part. The trim curves must be connected. and must exist within the simulation part. &nbsp;</p>
      <div class="title_division">Steps </div>
      <p class="para_division">To trim a simulation part to pre-defined curves, do the following:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the bodies in the simulation node to be trimmed.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the lines and curves in the simulation node.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the Trim Body dialog box, specify the vector to define the direction for the tool curves extension (the default vector is the ZC axis)</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To trim the bodies, click Apply or OK.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To reverse the trim direction, on the Trim Body dialog box, click Reverse Direction.</p>
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