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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Creating Draw Beads</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/drwbd-ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">How To</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/drwbd-param.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To create draw beads:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the sheetbody for placing the bead.</p>
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            <p class="para_item"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/sm_bead_face_place_lc.gif" border="0"> Select the Placement Face. 
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            <p class="para_item"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/sm_bead_centerline_lc.gif" border="0"> Select the Centerline. &nbsp;
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            <p class="para_item"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/sm_bead_punch_dir.gif" border="0"> (Optional) Select the Punch Direction. &nbsp;The default is -Z.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the features to create:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Male Bead</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Specify the Male Bead Position - Upper or Lower.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Female Bead</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Specify the Female Depth.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Specify the Female Width.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Sheet Metal Shape</p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Reverse the Direction of Metal Thickness.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Select Reverse Direction of &nbsp;&quot;Left&quot; button to change the Left direction.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Select the Generate Height Curve option.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) Select Confirm Upon Apply.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional, but required for Female Bead) Specify Taper Start for the Male Bead at the start of the centerline.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Double-click on Taper Start in the Feature Tree Listing.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the Washout Height.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the Washout Distance.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose Ok to create the taper. </p>
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         <li><a name="draw_bead_drwbd-proc_segments"></a><p class="para_item">(Optional) Specify the segments and the parameters for each segment. If no segments are selected, the entire centerline is considered one segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Double-click on Segments in the Feature Tree Listing.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Select points on the centerline to define the segments or toggle on the Add End Points to specify the end points of the chained segments.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Select Parameters to display the Bead Parameters dialog. &nbsp;These parameters will be added to the newly added segments.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose Ok to close the dialog. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional, but required for Female Bead) Specify Taper End for the Male Bead at the end of the centerline. </p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Double-click on Taper Start in the Feature Tree Listing.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the Washout Height.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Enter the Washout Distance.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Choose Ok to create the taper. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose OK or Apply, to create the selected Features:</p>
            <p class="para_item">MALE_BEAD, FEMALE_BEAD, or SHEET_METAL_SHAPE</p>
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                        <p class="para_note_body">Note: You can only create a female bead if the male bead has a taper at both ends and completely pierces the sheet metal.</p>
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