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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Part in process overview</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Part In Process</b> dialog box allows you to manipulate and execute groups of operations on sheet metal features. This tree list dialog box makes it easy to manipulate individual sheet metal features or groups of sheet metal features. You can add entire <b class="uiTerm">Processes</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Groups</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Features</b> to customize this dialog box to define the state of your part at any stage of your process.
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      <p class="para_topic">For more information see Appendix A: <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/appendix_process_draw.html');return(false);">Process Drawing</a>.
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      <div class="title_division">Terminology</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Process</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A Process is a collection of groups of features.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Group</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A group is a collection of features.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Feature</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A feature is a defined state of a sheet metal feature in the model.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Execute</p>
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               <p class="para_td">To execute a feature means to place the feature in the currently defined state. To execute a group means to place all the features in that group in their defined states. To execute a process means to place all the features in all the groups into their defined states.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The steps for creating a defined state for a feature are:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Right click on a <b class="uiTerm">Process</b> and select <b class="uiTerm">Add Group</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select a feature from the model in the graphics window.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Right click on a <b class="uiTerm">Group</b> and select <b class="uiTerm">Add Feature</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the information needed to define this state of the currently selected feature (such as, the process angle for a straight brake flange feature).</p>
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