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               <p class="para_td">Gripper Notches</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This options lets you create a gripper notch on the upper deck. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The gripper notch is created by removing material from the binder surface at the selected solid geometry or at the selected profile location, from the plane of selected profile or from the placement orientation, if specified.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Enter this dialog from the main dialog by double clicking on the Gripper Notches feature in the Feature List, or by selecting the Gripper Notches feature in the feature list and using MB3 to choose the Edit option.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Gripper Notches Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Gripper Notch Solid</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you select a solid body to represent the area on the casting that is to be cleared. </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you select curves and edges that define the shape and the location of the gripper notch on the lower binder. The selected profile can be closed or open.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Placement Orientation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you select a point, CSYS, or a plane to locate the placement plane. The orientation specification is required if the selected gripper notch profile is non-planer or if it is on a different plane than the actual location plane.</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 filter masks are available:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Gripper Notch Solid: Solid Body</p>
               <p class="para_td">Gripper Notch Profile: Any, Curve, Edge, Face, Sketch, String</p>
               <p class="para_td">Placement Orientation: Any, Point, CSYS, Plane, Datum Plane</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 point selections.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the plane subfunction dialog and create a plane to be specified as a placement plane.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the allowance value to be applied to the selected solid body.</p>
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