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               <p class="para_td">Retaining Pin Casting</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This option lets you specify the retaining pin casting dimensions for a die component. The parameters are defaulted based on which component you are building, but you can select alternate geometry and dimension values.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Once you have defined the retaining pin casting, individual elements are populated for each point and closed profile selected for the die component.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The Retaining Pin Castings created are associative to the input geometry and update when the parent geometry is modified. </p>
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               <p class="para_th">Retaining Pin Casting Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Retaining Pin Axis</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the axis that corresponds to the center of the retaining pin.</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 to define the pad surface. The pad surface is determined by offsetting from this plane, along the normal, the distance of the pad offset. The resultant plane is intersected with the retaining pin axis to generate the pad surface origin. The pad surface is normal to the retaining pin axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a plane to define the limit of the chamfer on the retaining pin casting. This is only required if a chamfer is needed on the casting.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Press Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify a direction to construct the pad center. If you skip this step the offset is not applied.</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">Retaining Pin Axis: &nbsp;Any, Define Vector, Datum Axis.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Orientation Plane: &nbsp;Any, Point, Define Point, Plane, Datum Plane, Planar Face.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Chamfer Plane: &nbsp;Any, Plane, Datum Plane, Planar Face.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Press Direction: Any, Define Vector, Datum Axis.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Presents the Vector Method submenu for use with the Retaining Pin Axis and Press Direction selection steps.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Presents the Point Method submenu for use with the Orientation Plane selection step.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Plane Subfunction</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the plane subfunction dialog to create a plane, if necessary during the Orientation Plane and Chamfer Plane selection steps.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Retaining Pin Diameter (RPD)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the value of the retaining pin diameter. You can also select a value from an option menu of standard values.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Pressure System Travel (PT)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the value of the pressure system travel of the press.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you specify the value by which to offset the orientation plane to get the pad surface plane.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens another dialog where you can specify the dimensions and other parameter items that define the retaining pin casting.</p>
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