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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Trim/Flange Profiles - Section Parameters</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Trim/Flange Profiles - Section Parameters</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">This option lets you specify the numeric inputs for trim or flange contact areas.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You enter this dialog from the Trim/Flange Profiles main dialog and set the parameters. Options vary depending on the profile you chose on the main Trim/Flange Profiles dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Trim Profile</p>
               <p class="para_th">This dialog represents the cross section and inputs required when the type is Trim.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Flange Profile</p>
               <p class="para_th">This dialog represents the cross section and inputs required when the type is Simple Flange.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Offset Flange Profile</p>
               <p class="para_th">This dialog represents the cross section and inputs required when the type is Offset Flange.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Though the dialog displays a generic section for a CAM situation (involving several angled faces), inputs for both direct and CAM are provided because of the parametric nature of the CAM inputs. The CAM can be defined using a datum axis, and that datum axis may change orientation during an update, so you should account for both situations by defining all numeric input for both of them.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The step information, while not shown in the dialog, is available as input to reduce the machining that is performed on the Belt (parameter B) face. The step information is as follows: CAM Step Relief Distance, Direct Step Relief Distance, and Step Thickness.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Trim/Flange Profiles - Section Parameters Dialog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Extension Distance (ED)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify the distance for the extension of the flange post. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Extension Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify the extension type for a post. Values are:</p>
               <p class="para_td">Constant - Apply the Extension Distance to the cross section.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Max. Dist + Constant - Evaluate the distance from the Flange Profile to the End of Flange Profile and find the maximum distance, then add the Extension Distance and apply it to the cross section.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Law Controlled - Apply the law to the cross section.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CAM Relief Offset (RO)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CAM Relief Distance (RD)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CAM Step Relief Distance (of RD)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. This option is some portion of the Relief Offset and lets you create a step in the belt face to reduce the amount of machining necessary. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Direct Relief Distance (of RD)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Belt Thickness (B)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Step Thickness (of B)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter. This option is some portion of the Belt Thickness and lets you create a step in the belt face to reduce the amount of machining necessary. It's used in conjunction with the Step Relief Offset value.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Land Thickness (LT)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Wall Thickness (WT)</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you supply a value. Typically, this is the same as the Wall Thickness you specified in the main application. An expression is created for this parameter.</p>
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