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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_ov.html');return(false);">DFM Advisor Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the Modeling application, choose <b class="uiTerm">Tools</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Vehicle Manufacturing Automation</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Die Engineering</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">DFM Advisor</b> to open the <b class="uiTerm">DFM Advisor</b> dialog box.
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            <p class="para_item">Select a DIE_LINEUP feature created in Die Engineering. If there is only one <b class="uiTerm">Die Lineup</b> feature in the part file, it is automatically selected.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the manufacturing  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Criteria</a> to be applied. Selecting a Category title selects all criteria in that category. <b class="uiTerm">Select All Criteria</b> selects all the criteria in the tree. Online Help facility is available to explain the purpose of any criterion and the details about the check to be performed.
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Thickness</a> of the sheet metal or accept the default value obtained from the Die Lineup.
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Yield Strength</a> of the material or accept the default value obtained from Material Properties. If a material was linked to the Product Sheet Body of the Die Lineup feature, then the default value is used. Suggested default material to use is Steel-Rolled. The units are site-controlled and controllable in the customer defaults.
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            <p class="para_item">Indicate whether the part to be analyzed represents an inner or outer panel.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Indicate the desired <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Sampling Rate</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_dialog.html');return(false);">Analyze all DFM Features</a></b> check box if you want to analyze all the known features in the part. Otherwise an additional dialog box, the <b class="uiTerm"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/dfm_features.html');return(false);">DFM Advisor Features</a></b> dialog box, opens to allow selection of individual features.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK </b>or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to initiate the DFM analysis.
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