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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Four Axis Wire Frame: Selecting Boundaries</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">In the figure below, if you select the sequence of wires (beginning with 1) as the lower boundary, the system specifies the corresponding sequence of curves (beginning with 2) as the upper boundary. Notice that the end of each wire in the lower sequence is connected to the corresponding end of each wire in the upper sequence by a line.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To select or reselect the geometry for a four axis wire frame:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">When you are working with a four axis wire frame part, select the Wire Frame Geometry  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/wedm_wire_frm_ic.gif" border="0"> filter type .
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            <p class="para_item">Use your mouse in the graphics field to select a lower boundary with two linear, connecting side edges and one upper curve. You can use  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('mfgwedm/wedm_geo_select.html');return(false);">chaining</a> to more quickly create your curve boundary. 
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            <p class="para_item">If while selecting the boundary you want to remove the last curve, use the Remove Last button to remove the last curve you have selected. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">When you have completed one boundary and are ready to make another, select the Create Next Boundary button. When you select this button, the system completes the boundary you are currently working on and becomes ready to accept another boundary. </p>
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