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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Flat pattern annotation preferences dialog box</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/preferences_pref_general.html');return(false);">Preferences</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can specify object display defaults for flat pattern objects using <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern Annotation Preferences</b>. You can access this dialog box from <b class="uiTerm">Preferences&rarr;Flat Pattern Annotation</b>. It is only available while you are in the Sheet Metal Features and Forming/Flattening application.
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      <p class="para_topic">You can control the color, line font, and width of various curve types created by the <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b> utility. Select the type from the option menu, set the color, line font, and width, then press <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> or <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Type</div>
      <p class="para_division">&nbsp;Choose the type of flat pattern entity. Then you can select <b class="uiTerm">Color</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Line Font</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Width</b> for <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b> entities:
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      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b> entity types are:<b class="uiTerm">Bend Centerlines</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Bend Tangent Lines</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Contour Lines</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Form Block Lines</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Exterior Edges</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Interior Cutouts</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Projection Edges</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Additional Curves</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Mold Lines</b></p>
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      <p class="para_division">&nbsp;Use the <b class="uiTerm">Standard Color</b> dialog box to change the default color.
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