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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_ovw.html');return(false);">Quick Check Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_add_size.html');return(false);">Add a Size Check</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">&nbsp; <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('quickcheck/qc_edit_size.html');return(false);">Edit a Size Check</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Choose Insert&rarr; Quick Check&rarr; Size Check. The Size Check accepts one or more objects (line, arc, edge, spline, face, or solid body) for size checking.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The size check dialog displays and prompts you to select objects. If the selected objects are lines, arcs, edges or splines, the size is the sum of the lengths. If the selected objects are faces, then the sum is the area of the faces. For solid bodies, it's the sum of volumes.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You can create different category (radius, length, area, and volume) checks by the type of object you select. To create:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">a radius check - select an arc or circle.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">a length check - select an edge (line, arc, circle, spline).</p>
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            <p class="para_item">an area check - select a face.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">a volume check - select a solid body.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The first object selected automatically resets the selection filter so that only objects of that type are selectable. For example, if the first object selected is a line, then the selection filter is reset to select lines, arcs, edges, and splines. To reset the selection filter to pick lines, faces, or solid bodies you must deselect any objects that were selected.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Size Check Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Current Size</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Shows the size of the object at the time stamp, if the Use Time Stamp Order is ON. Otherwise shows the current size if the Use Time Stamp Order is OFF.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Size should always be:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you choose a comparison operator from a pull-down menu. The following operators are available:</p>
               <p class="para_td">&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;Greater than</p>
               <p class="para_td">&gt;= Greater than or equal to</p>
               <p class="para_td">&lt; &nbsp;&nbsp;Less than</p>
               <p class="para_td">&lt;= Less than or equal to</p>
               <p class="para_td">= Equal to</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Size Value Box</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lets you enter the size value to check against. For example, here a check is made to see if the size is greater than 10.0.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Email Address:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Enter a valid e-mail address. When a failure message occurs, the contents of the message can be sent to the e-mail address recipient by clicking the Send Email button in the message box.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Reference (URL):</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Enter a valid URL address. A user can access this URL from a reference button on the message box.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">If the check fails, display this message:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In this message text box, you enter the informational message that displays if the check fails.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feature Name</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In this text box, you enter the feature name. This name displays in the Modeling Navigator under the Feature Name column. The name displays in the Knowledge Fusion Navigator under the Object Name column.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use Time Stamp Order</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This toggle button determines the current size when the Use Time Stamp Order is OFF. When ON, the size is remembered from its time stamp. For example, with Use Time Stamp Order ON, you create a Size Checker Feature. At some later time, you perform some modeling operation that changes the value of the size. This new value is not reported. To see the new current value, toggle the Use Time Stamp Order OFF.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Action buttons include the following:</p>
               <p class="para_td">OK - Creates the Checker Feature and dismisses the dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Apply - Creates the Checker Feature and retains the dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Cancel - Dismisses the dialog.</p>
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