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               <p class="para_td">Connecting Profiles</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 specify the geometric input that identifies the profiles to use for connecting gaps in the main profiles.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You enter this dialog from the application tree dialog and select or create profiles. Line profiles can be created by using the start and end point steps. As a pair of endpoints are specified, a line is created and added to the connecting profiles step. The points are then cleared to start the line creation process over again.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Connecting Profiles Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Steps</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/conn_profile_ico.gif" border="0"><b class="uiTerm">Connecting Profile</b> (Optional) -  Lets you select the profiles to use for connecting the main profile.
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/start_point_ico.gif" border="0"><b class="uiTerm">Start Point</b>(Optional) - Lets you specify the start point for a line to add to the connecting profiles.
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               <p class="para_td">(Optional) <img align="bottom" src="graphics/end_point_ico.gif" border="0"><b class="uiTerm">End Point</b>(Optional) - Lets you specify the end point for a line to add to the connecting profiles.
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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"><b class="uiTerm">Connecting Profile</b> - Any, Curve, Edge, Face, Sketch, String.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Start Point </b>- Any, Point, Create Point.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">End Point</b> - Any, Point, Create Point.
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               <p class="para_td">Presents the Point Method submenu for use with the <b class="uiTerm">Start Point</b> and <b class="uiTerm">End Point</b> selection steps.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to accept the settings and return to the main dialog.
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