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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Select a blank from curve stock</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_boundary.html');return(false);">Selecting Boundary Geometry</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgturning/turn_geom_select_part.html');return(false);">Selecting a Part Boundary</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Curve Stock is stock that has some pre-formed shape other than Bar or Tube. This reduces the amount of material needed to be removed to achieve the finished part. When using Curve Stock as your blank, you will generally have to load this as a separate part file.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">select the curves using Select/Reselect</p>
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            <p class="para_item">input values for desired offsets:</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Equidistant will add an offset to each blank boundary</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Face will add an offset to all boundaries which are perpendicular to the part centerline</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Radial will be added to all the boundaries which are parallel to the part centerline.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">if you need to input custom boundary information, select Edit after selecting the blank. You may then use the arrow buttons to cycle through the boundary members.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">When selecting a blank from curve stock, the curves must lie in the same layer as the 2D part geometry.</p>
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