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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_create_pockets.gif" border="0"> After you have finished selection and placement of standard parts and other components, you can use the Create Pockets function to cut the associated or non-associated pockets.
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      <p class="para_topic">The concept for creating pockets is that the false body of a standard part is linked to the target body part and is subtracted from the target body.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Where Do I Find It?</div>
      <p class="para_division">Click the Create Pockets icon on the Die Design toolbar or choose Tools&rarr; Die Design&rarr; Create Pockets.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Pocket Clearance</div>
      <p class="para_division">Pocket clearance depends on the insert group/standard part's false body.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">You can change the clearance when you add or edit an insert group/standard part.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">When you reposition or resize an insert group/standard part, the pocket moves or changes along with the standard part. (The pocket is associated with the part.) This functionality occurs when the Break Association option is toggled off.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">When to Create Pockets</div>
      <p class="para_division">To minimize the number of features while designing, create pockets at the last stage of die design:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">After you cut pockets, the number of features in the assembly dramatically increases, which can affect system performance.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Some updates may fail if the insert groups/standard parts are outside of the target body.</p>
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      <div class="title_division">Performance</div>
      <p class="para_division">To increase pocketing performance, toggle on Break Association.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Symbols For Threaded Holes</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can set pocket cutting to automatically create symbols for threaded holes. Set the following option in the Die Design defaults file, diedesign_defaults.def:</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The following options are available:</p>
      <p class="para_division">0 - Do not create thread symbol</p>
      <p class="para_division">1 - Create simplified thread symbol</p>
      <p class="para_division">2 - Create offset face as thread symbol</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">NOTE: For easier selection and checking, it's recommended that you use the View Manager function to hide other components except target and tool bodies before creating pockets.</p>
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