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               <p class="para_td">Post</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_post_proc.html');return(false);">Procedure</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_post_param.html');return(false);">Post Parameters</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_post_wall_param.html');return(false);">Wall Parameters</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_post_attrib.html');return(false);">Attributes</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_node_tree.html');return(false);">Common Die Features - Node Tree</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This option lets you select or specify the geometric data to create individual post structures. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">This post feature is used to create the post structure for all die components that have heelposts.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">A representative display of the post is presented during construction of the die component. You can dynamically drag this representation to a new location, which effectively changes the location-offset values.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The created post structure is associative to the input geometry, and updates when the parent geometry is modified.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Post Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Location</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a location that is used to construct the post center. &nbsp;The post center is generated by adding the location offset to this input location along the Location Offset Direction.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Orientation Plane</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a plane that is used to define the pad surface. The pad surface is determined by offsetting from this plane, along the normal, the distance of the pad offset.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a plane that is used to define the base surface. The base surface is determined by offsetting from this plane, along the normal, the distance of the base offset.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Location Offset Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets the user to select or specify a Vector defining the direction of offset for location.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filter</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Aids in object selection. The following filters are available:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Location Point: Any, CSYS, Point, Datum Axis.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Orientation Plane and Base Plane: Any, Plane, Datum Plane, Planar Face.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Location Offset Direction: Datum Axis, Vector</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Changeable Window</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Presents the Point Method submenu for use with the Location selection step.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Presents the Vector Method submenu for use with the Location Offset Direction selection step.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Plane Subfunction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the plane subfunction dialog to let you specify a plane when using the Orientation Plane and Base Plane specification steps.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Location Offset</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter a value by which the location is offset in the specified offset direction. &nbsp;</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Pad Offset</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify an offset distance from the orientation plane along the normal direction. This is used to position the post pad surface.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Base Offset</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify an offset distance from the base plane along the normal direction. This is used to locate the post base surface.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Post Parameters</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the Post Parameters dialog, where you can specify the desired dimensions of the post.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the Wall Parameters dialog, where you can specify the dimensions and offsets of the wall.</p>
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