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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Retaining Pin Casting - Procedure</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_retain_pin_cast.html');return(false);">Retaining Pin Casting</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Procedure</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Retaining Pin Axis selection step to select or specify an axis defining the center of the retaining pin.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Orientation Plane selection step to select or specify the plane defining the orientation of the pad of the retaining pin casting.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Base Plane selection step to select or specify the plane defining the base of the adjoining casting.</p>
            <p class="para_item">You can also perform the following optional steps:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Use the Press Direction selection step to select or specify an axis defining the press direction.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Use Plane Subfunction to create a plane and assign it to the current selection step.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the value for the Retaining Pin Diameter.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the value for the Pad Offset, to determine the pad surface.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">If any parameter of the retaining pin casting varies from the default value, change it using the Other Parameters Option.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose OK or Apply to accept the retaining pin casting definition.</p>
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