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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_steel_insert.gif" border="0">Steel inserts provide reinforcement for the trim steel in areas of high wear. The <b class="uiTerm">Steel Insert</b> function creates several steel inserts along segments of a trim profile and combines them into a single solid. You select a trim profile and identify segments of that profile. Then for each segment, you specify the parameters for the <b class="uiTerm">Steel Insert</b> and the type of insert. Thus, a steel insert solid can consist of trim, flange, or offset flange types along the length of the profile. The function builds steel insert faces for the segments and sews them all together into a single solid. 
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      <p class="para_topic">While creating steel inserts you can specify other die features such as bolt, dowel, and pierce holes. You can also specify connecting profiles to close the gaps in the trim profile. The body created is associative to the trim profile curve and to several other defining inputs.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The output of the <b class="uiTerm">Steel Insert</b> function is a STEEL_INSERT feature consisting of a single solid body.&nbsp;
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