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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Blank Layout Overview</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use Blank Layout to orient parts in a flat pattern relative to each other, decide what strip width to use, and determine the distance between process stations. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Blank Layout lets you:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Insert blanks and put new instances of blank&nbsp;under <em>&quot;*_nest&quot; </em>part. 
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            <p class="para_item">Design the blank's orientation.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Copy blanks.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Remove blanks.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Set a base point for rotation origin.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Modify burr direction [Flip Blank].</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Automatically set pitch, strip width, rotation angle, and number of rows.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Automatically calculate the percent of material utilization and the minimum space between blanks.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout dialog</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Blank Layout dialog displays:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Icons to insert, copy, remove and flip blanks, and to set a base point.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">A pull-down menu specifying Snap Size.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Parameter value fields with slider controls for placement, orientation, pitch, and width.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Parameter value fields with slider controls and three radio buttons for side webs.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Display of Minimum Space Size and Material Utilization values.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout dialog buttons</div>
      <p class="para_division">The following buttons are available.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Menu Label</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Insert Blank</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Create the initial blank layout. (Required initial step.)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Copy Blank</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Create a copy of the selected blank to a second row.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Remove Blank</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Delete the selected blank.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set Base Point</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Set a base point for reference to move, copy, and rotate blanks. Strip Layout will use this point as the &ldquo;0&rdquo; station&rsquo;s start point,  in order to easily adjust the relative distance between the die base front edge and the strip layout&rsquo;s datum point. It is better to set this point to a Pilot hole or another meaningful point. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Flip Blank</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Turns the blank over. This reverses the action direction of punch and die tools in the die assembly.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Blank Layout Dialog Placement Options</div>
      <p class="para_division">Shift X moves the&nbsp;selected blank in the X direction in snap-size increments.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Shift Y moves the selected&nbsp;blank in the Y direction in snap-size increments.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Rotate lets you rotate the selected&nbsp;blank around the base point in snap-size degree increments.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout Dialog Pitch and Width Options</div>
      <p class="para_division">The Pitch value specifies the distance between parts in the strip layout. The PDW software automatically computes the minimum pitch as a starting point.</p>
      <p class="para_division">The Width value specifies the width of the strip. The PDW software automatically computes a minimum strip width on the blank layout. </p>
      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout Dialog Side Webs Options</div>
      <p class="para_division">Select the Average radio button for averaged side webs on both sides of the layout.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Select the Bottom or Top radio button to adjust the slider control to specify a top or bottom distance.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout dialog Minimum Space Size label</div>
      <p class="para_division">The minimum area necessary for the specified layout, excluding side webs, is displayed beside this label.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Blank Layout dialog Material Utilization label</div>
      <p class="para_division">The material utilization percentage is displayed beside this label.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">If there is only one part, or one row in the layout,  you don't need to pick the blank solid to perform operations on it. </p>
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