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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Output Die Curves options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_crv_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section or Form Task</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/select_object_section.gif" border="0"></p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you to select one curve from a DIE_ADD_SECTION feature. &quot;X&quot; point indicates generation of the trim curve in the laid out flange position.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Point</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you insert a point on the addendum tangency curve as a limit point.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Lets you indicate the key point through which a curve is to be created. When this step is chosen, all data except the section selected in the first step is blanked and the section is displayed in its true view. Key points (first and last points of each segment, the theoretical intersection of each straight segment, and the trim point) are displayed on the curve</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Tipped Product</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you select the tipped product.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Location</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the location type of the first limit point. Select from the following options:</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Arc Length</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Through Point</b> 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 1</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only for the <b class="uiTerm">Arc Lenght </b> location option.
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the arc length value for the first limit point at the value you specify.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Point</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only for the <b class="uiTerm">Through Point</b> location option.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Location</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the location type of the second limit point. The options for the second limit point are same as the first limit point options.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 2</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only for the <b class="uiTerm">Arc Lenght </b> location option.
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the arc length value for the second limit point at the value you specify.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Point</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only for the <b class="uiTerm">Through Point</b> location option.
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the second limit point.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Switch Limit Points</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you interchange the locations of the first and second limit points.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Remove Limit Points</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you remove the specified limit points.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Associative</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Creates an associative output die curve feature.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Trim Curve options</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears if no flange exists on the tangency curve and the rim curve cannot be calculated. </p>
                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the trim curve options. Select from the following options:</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Geometric</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Corrected</b> 
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Both</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Compute Trim Curves Using</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears if no flange exists on the tangency curve and the rim curve cannot be calculated.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Computes the trim curves using the following options:</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/section.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Section</b> &mdash; Computes the trim curves using section.
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                        <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/surface.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Extended</b> &mdash; Computes the trim curves by extended the limit curves.
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                        <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/tangent_extended.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Tangent Corrected</b> &mdash; Computes the trim curve using the corrected tangent to the limit curve.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Smooth Output Curves</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the type of output curves. You can choose from the following options:</p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Linear</b> &mdash; Creates linear output curves.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Cubic</b> &mdash; Creates output curves using degree 3 splines.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Quintic</b> &mdash; Creates output curves using degree 5 splines.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Smoothing Tolerance</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the smoothing tolerance. You can type the required value or accept the default.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Radius</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a value for the radius of the output curves.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Offset</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Creates an offset of the output curve at the specified offset value.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Reverse the inferred offset direction of the output curves.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Object Properties</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the object properties.</p>
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