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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Draw Beads - Dialog Options</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"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/drwbd-proc.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The following tables describe the options and parameters for the Draw Beads, Bead Segments, and Bead Parameters dialogs.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Draw Beads Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Placement Face</p>
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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp;Select the base of the bead. The options are:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Any </p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Sheet Body</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Centerline</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify the bead path. This can be:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Any</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Curve</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Face</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">String</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Sketch</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The centerline is projected to the Placement Face along the Centerline Projection Direction. &nbsp;The centerline may be closed, and you can chain curves to select the bead centerline</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter shows the available selection options for each of the Selection Steps.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Punch Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify a vector to define the punch direction. The options are:</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">CSYS</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Vector</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The default value is -Z (Lower) With Vector, you must also select a vector method.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">See also Vector Constructor Options in the Design, Drafting book (Drawings and Views, Common Concepts).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feature List</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can create the following features:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Female Bead</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Male Bead</p>
                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Sheet Metal Shape</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sheet Metal Shape (1)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">tangential to the radii of the Male Bead and the Female Bead on both sides</p>
               <p class="para_td">In other words it should be tangential to the circles of radius FLR and MLR on one side and FRR and MRR on the other side</p>
               <p class="para_td">sewn to the die output sheet if it is selected as an input for the sheet body</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Centerline Projection Definition</p>
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               <p class="para_td">project the centerline along a specified vector or normal to the binder surface</p>
               <p class="para_td">The centerline is projected to the Placement Face along the Punch Vector. &nbsp;Optionally, choose Normal to Face as the projection direction. &nbsp;The Centerline may be closed. The segments of the string can be chosen as the default segments for the bead. &nbsp;These segments can be edited in the Bead Segments dialog by specifying the points along the centerline.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Male Bead Position</p>
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               <p class="para_td">options are Upper or Lower</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reverse Direction of Metal Thickness</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you reverse the default direction of metal thickness. &nbsp;The default is opposite to the normal of the sheet body. </p>
               <p class="para_td">The radii of the Male Bead and the Trough are adjusted by comparing the metal thickness direction to the Male Bead Position.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feature Tree Listing</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use the feature list to create, edit and delete features on the component. After selecting one or more features, you can use the 3rd mouse button to activate the available functions:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Create/Edit</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Design Status (Activate, Deactivate)</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">Display (Show, Hide)</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Delete</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can also access the create/edit dialog for a feature by double clicking on it. &nbsp;As additional features are created, they are added to the list under the feature heading.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The Draw Beads dialog has the following features listed in the tree:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Taper Start/Taper End: Specify a taper for the Male Bead at the start/end of the centerline. Deactivate the Design Status if you don't want a taper. &nbsp;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>
               <p class="para_td">Segments: Divide the centerline into segments. Selecting a segment in the tree list highlights the corresponding segment end points on the screen.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reverse Direction of &quot;Left&quot;</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This reverses the Left direction for the bead. &nbsp;The cross product of tangent with the Punch vector determines the initial value of the Left direction.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Generate Height Curve</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You must select the Female Bead Feature to make this available. &nbsp;It is the projection of the Centerline along the Punch vector to the Female Bead.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Confirm Upon Apply</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you preview the results and accept, reject or analyze them.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Bead Segments Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Add End Points</p>
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               <p class="para_td">displays the end points of the chained segment curves of the centerline</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Parameters</p>
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               <p class="para_td">displays the Bead Parameters dialog</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">options are Point or Define Point</p>
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            <th align="left" bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="3" rowspan="1"><a name="draw_bead_drwbd-param_bead_params"></a><p class="para_th">Bead Parameters Dialog Options/Parameters </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Parameter</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Name</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Bead Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lock/Modified Bead</p>
               <p class="para_td">Flow</p>
               <p class="para_td">For Flow Beads, Male Radius (MR) is half of Male Width (MW). &nbsp;You can only specify one of the two parameters.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FLR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Female trough Left Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">radius on the trough edge, left of the centerline &nbsp;</p>
               <p class="para_td">The maximum dimension for FLR is 3mm.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The default direction is the cross product of the tangent to the Centerline and the Punch vector.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FRR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Female trough Right Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">radius on the trough edge, right of the centerline</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MLR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Male Left Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">radius on the male bead, left of the centerline specified for lock and modified beads</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MRR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Male Right Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">radius on the male bead, right of the centerline specified for lock and modified beads</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Male Radius</p>
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               <p class="para_td">applicable only for a flow bead, equals one half of the Male Bead Width</p>
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               <p class="para_td">H</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Bead Height </p>
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               <p class="para_td">height of the male bead</p>
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               <p class="para_td">D</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Minimum Female Depth </p>
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               <p class="para_td">minimum depth to machine the female bead, or trough, to avoid pinching the metal between the male bead and the walls of the trough</p>
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               <p class="para_td">L</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Clearance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">distance between the physical male bead and the wall of the trough</p>
               <p class="para_td">Clearance is the same on both sides of the wall. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">W</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Female Trough Width </p>
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               <p class="para_td">width of the trough, and the cutter size used to machine it</p>
               <p class="para_td">default = 14.0</p>
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               <p class="para_td">t</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Metal Thickness </p>
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               <p class="para_td">The default is the value stored in the Material Properties of the sheet body. When you select a binder for the placement face, you can't change the default value.</p>
               <p class="para_td">used to calculate the male bead width</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MW</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1">
               <p class="para_td">Male Bead Width </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Enter a constant value or select W - 2 (t + L) to have the system calculate the value based on Female Trough Width, Metal Thickness and Clearance values.</p>
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            <th align="left" bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="3" rowspan="1"><a name="draw_bead_drwbd-param_taper"></a><p class="para_th">Taper Dialog Parameters </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Parameter</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Name</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Washout Height</p>
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               <p class="para_td">default is 10 mm</p>
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               <p class="para_td">B</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Washout Distance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">default is 50 mm</p>
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