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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">DOL Assistant - Basic Procedures</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_proc_asst_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">How To</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_proc_asst_dialog.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_defprod_ov.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Product selection step to select a solid or sheet body that represents the product to be manufactured.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Region Boundary selection step to select edge curve(s) that separate the region being formed in the draw die from the flanges. If no input is supplied for this step then the complete product is formed in the draw die.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the Point in Region selection step to define a point that indicates the interior of the region being formed. This point is also used to define a seed face for region extraction if a solid body is selected for the product definition.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally select a plane or datum plane to define the plane of symmetry for a symmetrical product being added to the lineup.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Type in the desired number of operations in the die lineup. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Type in the desired operation number for the draw die. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose Lineup Settings to enter the Trim Angle Variance value in degrees. This value is used as the limit to determine if trims and holes can be done in the same direction. You can also choose to not to perform the analysis on trim and hole directions, and perform all trims and pierces in the press direction.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose Press Information to set the Stamping window size.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_defprod_ov.html');return(false);">Define Product Orientation</a> option to orient the product in press position. A temporary operation box and copy of the product are displayed to allow for defining the orientation. For basic instructions, see the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_defprod_proc.html');return(false);">Defining Product Orientation Procedure</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally enter any additional information about the lineup using the Lineup Details option. Click OK in the sub dialog to accept the entered text.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally indicate that the product being added to the lineup is symmetric to the existing product in the lineup.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Optionally define the plane of symmetry for the product being added to the lineup.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click OK or Apply to create the die lineup.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose the Define Product Orientation option from the Process Assistant dialog. The Define Product Orientation dialog displays.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">By default you are given a translation step and a rotation step about the X axis. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Edit the existing steps or use the New, Cut, Copy, and Paste icons to add steps and to adjust their order. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_copy_exist_tip.html');return(false);">Copy Existing Tip</a> option to copy a tip definition from an already existing Die Tip feature. 
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            <p class="para_item">Use Visualize Draft to view the backdraft condition for the current product orientation. You can adjust the tip Angle dynamically using the slider control to choose a product orientation that minimizes the backdraft condition. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose OK to accept the product orientation definition and return to the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_tip_ov.html');return(false);">Die Tip</a> or  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('dieengr/die_proc_asst_ov.html');return(false);">Lineup Assistant</a> dialog.
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      <div class="title_division">Enabling DOL Assistant to Read the Assembly Structure</div>
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            <p class="para_item">The DOL Assistant can read information from the assembly structure that will be used to drive the location of the Die Lineup feature and the number, location, size, and names of the Die Operation features that are produced from this function.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Before you enter the DOL Assistant you need to add some attributes in your assembly structure.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">To indicate the part file where you want your lineup to be created (other than the current work part) add a part attribute as indicated by the Part Attribute customer default. </p>
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                  <p class="para_item">To indicate the specifications of the die operations you need to add attributes to pairs of points in the assembly structure with the object attribute title indicated by the Object Attribute customer default. Each point in the pair must have the same object attribute. The points indicate the min and max locations of the operation box. The point with the smallest coordinates of all the pairs of points is used as the origin of the lineup. The operation boxes are named the same as the object attribute of the given point pair.</p>
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