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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Instrument Panel Visibility Wizard - Steering Wheel</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('vehiclepkg/ipanel_wiz.html');return(false);">Instrument Panel Visibility Wizard</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('vehiclepkg/ipanel_wiz_steps.html');return(false);">Page Steps</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('vehiclepkg/ipanel_wiz_procs.html');return(false);">Procedures</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This step lets you define the steering wheel model type. The steering wheel is necessary for all of the analysis types.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You can use curves or a solid model to define the steering wheel. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">For procedures for this step, see the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('vehiclepkg/ipanel_wiz_procs.html');return(false);">Steering Wheel Step</a> in the Instrument Panel Visibility wizard procedures.
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               <p class="para_th">Instrument Panel Visibility Wizard - Steering Wheel Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/instrmnt_pnl_crvs.gif" border="0">Define Steering Wheel using Curves
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            <td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_curves"></a><p class="para_td">Lets you define the steering wheel using curves. </p>
               <p class="para_td">The wizard advances you through a number of pages where you select curves that define different parts of the steering wheel.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The following figure shows the numbered items you use to specify a steering wheel using curves:</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/1.gif" border="0"> Outer Rim - Select a closed string of curves to define the steering wheel's outer rim (outer edge).
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            <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_outer_rim"></a><p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/2.gif" border="0">Inner Rim - Select a closed string of curves to define the steering wheel's inner rim. The inner rim is the steering wheel's inner edge.
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            <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_rim_section"></a><p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/3.gif" border="0">Rim Section - Select a closed string of curves to define a section of the steering wheel rim at its highest point (the 12 o'clock position).
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            <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_center_point"></a><p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/4.gif" border="0">Center Point - Specify the center point of the steering wheel. The center point is the steering wheel's center line axis (its rotation axis). The steering wheel center point is used to determine how much of the steering wheel rim curves are used in the calculation of the steering wheel rim obscuration. 
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            <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_hub"></a><p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/5.gif" border="0">Hub - Specify an open string of curves that define the top portion of the steering wheel hub.
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            <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_hub_openings"></a><p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/6.gif" border="0">Hub Openings - Specify one or more closed strings of curves to represent openings in the steering wheel hub. Analysis of hub openings is optional. You can indicate yes or no with regard to including them. If openings exist and you want to consider them in the analysis, you may define the geometry of the openings in this step. The curves you select must form one or more closed loops. &nbsp;
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            <td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><a name="ipanel_ipanel_wiz_steerwhl_solids"></a><p class="para_td">Lets you define the steering wheel using two solid bodies.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The wizard advances you through two pages where you select solids that define the steering wheel hub and rim.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/1.gif" border="0">One solid representing the rim.
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