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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">Heal method</div>
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Heal Path</b> provides eight standard healing methods for connecting the two selected objects. For each of the heal methods, if RCPs are created at the object ends, they are created such that they are associated with the selected objects.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Direct</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This method simply connects the two objects with a single straight&ndash;line segment. The system will still take extension lengths into account.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Intersection</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">If the starting and ending objects are segments and the two associated vectors are collinear (within tolerance) they join to form a single segment. The RCPs that define the ends of the original segments will delete.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If the starting and ending objects' associated vectors are on the same plane (within tolerance), then an intersection point calculates and an RCP creates, joining the two vectors. If this RCP lies on a selected that segment is subdivided.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If the starting and ending associated vectors have no intersection point, then one or both of the selected objects is extended with a segment and a perpendicular segment is created to connect the two segments. The length of this segment is the shortest distance between the two lines.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">XC YC ZC</p>
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               <p class="para_td">These six methods connect the two objects by creating segments, which parallel the WCS axes, as in the <b class="uiTerm">Axis Parallel</b> mode of <b class="uiTerm">Create Path</b>. Segments create in the three directions (XC, YC, and ZC). You are able to specify the order of creation from the first to the second object.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OK</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The heal path is created as displayed and specified. The dialog box dismisses.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The heal path is created as displayed and specified. The dialog box remains displayed and this box becomes inactive until you select new start and end objects.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Does not create the heal path associated with any temporary displayed data and dismisses the dialog box. </p>
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