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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Slot geometry selection</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/smfea_slot.html');return(false);">Slot Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/build_multi_parts.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Slot</b> dialog box includes selection steps. For further explanation of this type of dialog box, including the <b class="uiTerm">Confirm Upon Apply</b> option, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('modeling/index.html?goto=modeling/title_page.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Modeling Help</a>.
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      <div class="title_division">Placement face</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Placement Face</b> is a single face selected from the body on which you wish to place the slot. The top of the slot follows the contours of this face. The pick point on the face is used to calculate a default offset from the <b class="uiTerm">Offset Edges</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Through face</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Through Face</b> lets you select the face up to which several Slots will be made. This defines the bottom face of the last slot. Slots will be created starting on the placement face and continuing through all faces between the placement face and the through face.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">It is not necessary to select a <b class="uiTerm">Through Face</b> to create a single slot. Use the <b class="uiTerm">Punch</b> type slot to create a simple slot that pierces the target body just once.
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      <div class="title_division">First offset edge</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The first offset edge is an edge on the placement face used to position the slot. This edge is used when you have selected the <b class="uiTerm">Edge Offsets</b> positioning method. When you select the positioning edge, a cone head vector is displayed showing the positive direction of the offset. If this cone head is pointing away from where you want to place the slot, then you will need to use a negative offset value.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Edge 1 Offset</b> value applies to this edge. The two offset edges, or extensions of these edges, must intersect.
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      <div class="title_division">Second offset edge</div>
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      <p class="para_division">The second offset edge is another edge on the placement face used to position the slot. This edge is used when you have selected the <b class="uiTerm">Edge Offsets</b> positioning method. When you select the positioning edge, a cone head vector is displayed showing the positive direction of the offset. If this cone head is pointing away from where you want to place the slot, then you will need to use a negative offset value.
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Edge 2 Offset</b> value applies to this edge. The two offset edges, or extensions of these edges, must intersect.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">You do not need the offset edges if you will be using <b class="uiTerm">RPO</b> to position the slot.
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      <div class="title_division">Direction vector</div>
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Direction Vector</b> lets you select a direction other than <b class="uiTerm">Face Normal</b> to define the axis of the slot.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Slot</b> feature is associative to the direction Vector. This means that, if the vector used to define the direction vector changes, the slot will change its orientation to match the new vector.
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      <div class="title_division">Orientation vector</div>
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Orientation Vector</b> lets you select an orientation vector to define the direction of the length of the slot.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Slot</b> feature is associative to the orientation vector. This means that, if the vector used to define the orientation 
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      <div class="title_division">&nbsp;Vector method</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Vector Method</b> options menu lets you pick a method for defining the vector you would like to use for the axis of the slot when you are not using <b class="uiTerm">Face Normal</b>.
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