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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Die Tip - Variable Thickness</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This dialog opens when you specify Variable for the Thickness option on the Die Tip dialog. Use this dialog to define separate regions on the tipped sheet body and assign a thickness value to each one.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Variable Thickness Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/die_pro_lineup_regbnd_ico.gif" border="0">Region - Use this selection step to select bounding objects that divide the tipped sheet body into multiple regions. As you make selections the system evaluates the sheet body to determine the number of regions the current selections divide the sheet into. The system updates the list box with the current number of regions.
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Aids in object selection.</p>
               <p class="para_td">You can set the following filter masks: Any, Curve, Edge, Face, Sketch, String, Chain Edges, and Sheet Body.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">As you define regions, the list box updates and shows a listing of the regions. Choose a region name from the list and the region boundary highlights in the graphics window and its current value displays in the Thickness field.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Thickness</p>
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               <p class="para_td">When you highlight a region in the list box its thickness value appears in this field. You can change the value by entering a different value and then pressing the Enter or Return key.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select objects to divide the tipped sheet body into regions.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose a region from the list box. The boundary of the region highlights in the graphics window.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Enter a value for the thickness and press the Enter or Return key. The list box updates with the new thickness value.</p>
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