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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Trim Post - Procedure</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trimpost_ov.html');return(false);">Trim Post Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Procedure</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trimpost_dialog.html');return(false);">Dialog Fields</a></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_item">Use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_trimprofile_ico.gif" border="0"> Trim Profile selection step to select a trim profile representing the profile along which to build the post.
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            <p class="para_item">Use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_baseorient_ico.gif" border="0"> Base Orientation selection step to select a plane representing the base of the post.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_strtorient_ico.gif" border="0"> Start Orientation selection step to select a plane representing the start of the post.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_endorient_ico.gif" border="0"> End Orientation selection step to select a plane representing the end of the post.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_shtmetal_ico.gif" border="0"> Sheet Metal selection step to select a sheet body representing the part the post is being created for.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trimpost_camdir_ico.gif" border="0"> CAM Direction selection step to specify a vector for the trim direction.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the Plane Subfunction to create a plane and assign the plane to the current selection step.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the Closed Start Orientation selection step to specify a point for the closed profile to move the start point to. Note that you may also have to use the Align Start Orientation option to redefine the start of the closed profile.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally enter any additional information about this post using the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/trimpost_otherparams.html');return(false);">Other Parameters</a> option.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally use the Switch Trim Side to reverse the trimming direction and specify which side of the profile to create the post on.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click OK or Apply to create the TRIM_POST feature. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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