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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Trim Steel Assistant - Other Parameters</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trim_steel_assist.html');return(false);">Trim Steel Assistant</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_common_diefeat_list.html');return(false);">Common Die Features</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Clicking the Trim Steel Assistant Parameters button opens this dialog. You can use the dialog to set controlling parameters for the automatic calculation of trim steel locations.</p>
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            <th bgcolor="#c0c0c0" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="trim_steel_trim_stl_asst_params_controls"></a><p class="para_th">Controls </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Corner Definition</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Angle - Lets you specify an angle.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Angle Deviation - Lets you specify a range of degrees within which subsequent tangencies can deviate from the specified angle (limited by the length from the corner). </p>
               <p class="para_td">Length - Lets you specify a distance. When the angle between adjacent tangents at a point in the trim profile exceeds the Angle specified, and angles between subsequent tangents on either side of this point are within the Angle Deviation for a distance of Length, this point is considered a corner.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Clearance - Trim steels won't start or end within this distance from a corner in the trim profile.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Joint Angle</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Snap - Lets you specify a value for the joint snap angle. The planes dividing trim steels are initially made normal to the trim profile, and then rotated to the closest joint snap angle, relative to the Z, Y directions of the die centerline CSYS.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Maximum - Lets you specify a value for the maximum angle between the joint and the trim profile.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Minimum Length</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a value for the minimum length of a trim steel.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Height</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Maximum - Lets you specify a value for the maximum height of a trim steel.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Minimum - Lets you specify a value for the minimum height of a trim steel.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Length to Rib Ratio</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a value. A rib is created if the trim steel exceeds this length, and multiples of this length.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Base Location</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Increment - Lets you specify a value for the base increment. The distance between the trim steel bases and the die centerline CSYS origin will be a multiple of this increment.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Step Distance - Lets you specify a value for the base step distance.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Step Delta - Lets you specify a value for the base step delta. These values are used to develop base locations between adjacent trim steels.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Beginning with the first steel, and moving in the trim direction, the trim steel bases are adjusted according to the following set of rules:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If the absolute value of the difference between the bases is greater than or equal to the base step distance, do no adjustment.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If the absolute value of the difference is less than the base step distance, and the difference is negative, &nbsp;the next trim steel bottom is adjusted so the difference is zero.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If the difference is positive and less than or equal to the base step delta, the next trim steel bottom is adjusted so the difference is zero.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If the difference is positive and less than the base step distance, but greater than the base step delta, the trim steel bottom is adjusted so that the difference is equal to the base step distance.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Back Planes</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Width to Height Ratio - Lets you specify a value for width to height ratio. The trim steel base width is this multiple of the trim steel height.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Snap Angle - Lets you specify a value for snap angle. The back planes are initially made parallel to the trim line, and then rotated to the closest snap angle, relative to the X, Y directions of the die centerline CSYS.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Snap Distance - When back planes are dynamically modified, planes within this distance are aligned.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Parallel Angle - Lets you specify a value for parallel angle. Adjacent back planes that are initially within this angle are made parallel.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Add Tabs - If this box is checked, back planes are initially created with tabs.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Grid Distance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">X (XD) - Distance between grid points along the die centerline CSYS X direction.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Y (YD) - Distance between grid points along the die centerline CSYS Y direction.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number of Dowel Holes</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number of dowel holes desired in the base.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Dowel Hole Clearance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Exterior - Center of dowel holes must be at least this distance from exterior edges of the base.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Spindle - Center of dowel holes must be at least this distance from ribs, the blade, and the scrap cutter.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Spindle If Height Greater Than - Center of dowel holes must be at least this distance from ribs, the blade, and the scrap cutter if the height of that component from the base exceeds the specified value.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number of Bolt Holes</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Number of bolt holes desired in the base.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Bolt Hole Clearance</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Exterior - Center of bolt holes must be at least this distance from exterior edges of the base.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Spindle - Center of bolt holes must be at least this distance from ribs, the blade, and the scrap cutter.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Spindle If Height Greater Than - Center of bolt holes must be at least this distance from ribs, the blade, and the scrap cutter if the height of that component from the base exceeds the specified value.</p>
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