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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The Keep Tangent Point corner option maintains tangency for blends and is therefore only available for arcs. This option offers corner control for manufacturing tolerances.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The arc's radius is extended or reduced by the amount of the largest stock at either side and translated. The offset segments intersect the extended neighbors. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Notice that the radius increases or decreases according to the stock value. The tangent point  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/numa.gif" border="0"> between the edge without stock and the original arc (radius R=5) is fixed. 
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