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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Perform a complete unform on a sheet body only.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Unform Region</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_unform_region.gif" border="0">, then select the all the faces in the sheet body. With the whole part selected, <b class="uiTerm">Target Region</b> becomes unavailable.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Boundary Conditions</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_boundry_conditions.gif" border="0"> and complete the <b class="uiTerm">Constrain Types</b> available. During unforming, the software maps the Unform Region&rsquo;s curves along the selected curves according to the selected fixed point and tip direction.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Point to Point</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_point_to_point.gif" border="0"> and select a point to remain fixed during unforming.  
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                              <p class="para_tip_body">Use the snap options on the Selection Bar to control valid point selection.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Curve along Curve</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_curve_along_curve.gif" border="0"> and select a curve, or set of curves, to remain fixed during unforming.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Material</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_material.gif" border="0">, then choose a material from the list. After you select a material, the software records its properties. 
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Draw Direction</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_tip_direction.gif" border="0"> and select a method from the <b class="uiTerm">Vector Method</b> list. 
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Click <b class="uiTerm">Thickness</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_options.gif" border="0"> to display the thickness of the solid body. Type a value to change the thickness of the material. Click <b class="uiTerm">Inner Surface </b><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_inside.gif" border="0">, <b class="uiTerm">Middle Surface</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_midface.gif" border="0">, or <b class="uiTerm">Outer Surface</b><img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_outside.gif" border="0"> to assign the selected Unform or Target Region to that side.
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Click <b class="uiTerm">Create Mesh</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_meshing.gif" border="0"> to view the generated mesh.
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