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               <p class="para_td">Dialog Fields</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trimpost_otherparams.html');return(false);">Other Parameters</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Trim Post Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_trimprofile_ico.gif" border="0">Trim Profile - Lets you select curves and edges that define the shape of the trim being performed. &nbsp;
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_baseorient_ico.gif" border="0">Base Orientation - Lets you select a plane to identify the base of the post.
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_strtorient_ico.gif" border="0">Start Orientation - Lets you specify a plane that defines where the post starts along the trim profile, as well as the orientation of the start of the post. Internally the plane is rotated perpendicular to the base. If a plane is not specified, then the post begins at the start of the trim profile.
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_endorient_ico.gif" border="0">End Orientation - Lets you specify a plane that defines where the post ends along the trim profile, as well as the orientation of the end of the post. Internally the plane is rotated perpendicular to the base. If a plane is not specified, then the post ends at the end of the trim profile.
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_shtmetal_ico.gif" border="0">Sheet Metal - Lets you specify the sheet body that represents the shape of the sheet metal being trimmed. This sheet body is utilized for creating the forming faces of the post.
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_camdir_ico.gif" border="0">CAM Direction - Lets you specify a vector for the direction of the trim steel travel. This is optional if the direction is absolute -Z direction.
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/closed_start_ico.gif" border="0">Closed Start Orientation - Optionally lets you specify a point for the closed profile to move the start point to. During construction, the start point for the curve is moved to the longest outer flat segment of the closed loop. This option lets you force the start point to this specified orientation. This step may be crucial when you are defining a law and how it relates to the start and end of a closed loop.
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               <p class="para_td">Note that for this option to be effective, you must select the Align Start Orientation option (described below) to redefine the start of the closed profile.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Aids in object selection. You can specify:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Trim Profile: Curve, Edge, Face, Sketch, String.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Base, Start, and End Orientation: Plane and Datum Plane.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Sheet Metal: Sheet Body.</p>
               <p class="para_td">CAM Direction: Vector, Datum Axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">changeable window</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the Vector Method submenu for use with the CAM Direction selection step.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the plane subfunction dialog to create a plane. Only available for steps allowing plane input.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens another dialog to let you specify additional parameters to define the post. See  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trimpost_otherparams.html');return(false);">Trim Post - Other Parameters</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Switch Trim Side</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you change the side of the trim profile that is trimmed away.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Align Start Orientation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">When selected, optionally lets you specify whether the application should:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Internally re-specify the start location of the closed profile, as long as the Closed Start Orientation option (described above) is not selected, or</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Use the Closed Start Orientation option if it is selected to re-specify the start location. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Ideally, the start location of a closed profile should be along the longest convex hull (the longest flat where offsetting the curve can be uniformly done). The start location should not be at, or near, corner points. </p>
               <p class="para_td">If the Align Start Orientation option is not selected, the start point will not be moved.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you preview the results and accept, reject or analyze them.</p>
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