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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Flange Analysis - Procedure</div>
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               <p class="para_td">How To</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You must first construct a Die Operation Lineup and preliminary die section feature. &nbsp;You must: </p>
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            <p class="para_item">&nbsp;Select a DIE_SECTION feature. </p>
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            <p class="para_item"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/limit_pts.gif" border="0"> Select one limit point to identify the flange to be analyzed and two to limit its range. 
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the analysis method. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the Analyze button  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/analyze.gif" border="0"> to perform the analysis. &nbsp;
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            <p class="para_item">Select additional buttons to locate metal gainers or notches or to search for a formable solution. </p>
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      <div class="title_division">Whole Flange Analysis</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Press the Die Addendum Section  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/die_ad_sec.gif" border="0"> button to select a DIE_SECTION feature.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Whole Flange Analysis  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/comb_elem.gif" border="0"> method from the pull-down menu.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally, press the Limit Points  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/limit_pts.gif" border="0"> button to limit the range of the analysis. &nbsp;
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            <p class="para_item">Select a developed Trim Curve that is typically created by the Die Output Curves function. &nbsp;</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Analyze button to perform the flange analysis.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally, choose the Compute Metal Gainers and Notches button to display information about metal gainers and notches from the analysis results.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally, choose the Display Sections button to display the sections used in the analysis. &nbsp;</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally, use the Analyze at Point selection step to select a point within the analyzed region. &nbsp;Choose the Retrieve Analysis Data button to display local analysis results at the chosen point. &nbsp;Choose the Local Search of Formable Addendum button to create a section curve based upon the analysis information and any metal gainers or notches in the area.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose OK or Apply to save the curves created by the Local Search of Formable Addendum button.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Single Element Analysis</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Die Addendum Section selection step to select a DIE_SECTION feature.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Single Element analysis method.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Limit Points selection step to limit the range of the analysis by either selecting &nbsp;a single point or two points to define a range. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Analyze button to perform the flange analysis.</p>
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