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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_crv_ht.html');return(false);">How To</a> 
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Tools</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Vehicle Manufacturing Automation</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Die Engineering</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Output Die Curves</b> to open the <b class="uiTerm">Output Die Curves</b> dialog box.
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            <p class="para_item">The <b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/select_object_section.gif" border="0"> option under <b class="uiTerm">Section or Form Task</b> is active.
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            <p class="para_item">Select a curve from a DIE_ADD_SECTION feature to be used as the &quot;template&quot; to indicate which die curves to output.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Under <b class="uiTerm">Point</b>, use the <b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/select_object_point.gif" border="0"> option to indicate the location of the die curve to be created.
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            <p class="para_item">If no flange exists on the selected tangency curve the trim curve cannot be created.</p>
            <p class="para_item">Under <b class="uiTerm">Tipped Product</b> use the following options to specify the limit points along the addendum tangency curve which control the length of the output die curve:
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/common/tipped_product.gif" border="0"> to select the die tip.
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                  <p class="para_item">Select the location option from the <b class="uiTerm">Location</b> list. For the <b class="uiTerm">Arc Length</b> location option, enter a value for the arc length in the <b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 1</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 2</b> box. For the <b class="uiTerm">Through Point</b> location option, use the <b class="uiTerm">Specify Point</b> options to specify the limit points.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Switch Limit Points</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/common/switch_flange_side.gif" border="0"> to interchange the <b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 1</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Limit Point 2</b> values.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Remove Limit Points</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/output_die_curves/remove_limit_points.gif" border="0"> to discard the limit points. If you do not select limit points, a closed curve is created.
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            <p class="para_item">(Optional) You can do the following:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Clear the <b class="uiTerm">Associative</b> check box to create a non-associative output die curve. This check box is selected by default.
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                  <p class="para_item">Specify the type of output curves <b class="uiTerm">Linear</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Cubic</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Quintic</b>, or enter a value for the radius of the output die curve in the <b class="uiTerm">Radius</b> box.
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                  <p class="para_item">Specify the offset value in the <b class="uiTerm">Offset</b> box to create an offset of the output die curve.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/vehicle_automation/common/switch_flange_side.gif" border="0"> to reverse the inferred direction of the output die curve.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Object Properties</b> to modify the <b class="uiTerm">Output Curves</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Corrected Trim Curves</b> object properties.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to create the output die curve.
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