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               <p class="para_td">How To</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To create a <b class="uiTerm">Relief</b> feature, perform the following steps:
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                  <p class="para_note_body">A flange, inset flange, bend, profile flange, or multibend bracket must be unformed or have the <b class="uiTerm">Unbend</b> feature applied before applying a relief.
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      <div class="title_division">For a circular relief:</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select two intersecting bend lines. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center radius.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Cycle the <b class="uiTerm">Center or Tangent Offset Vector</b>, if necessary by using the <b class="uiTerm">Cycle Direction</b> button. This changes the quadrant for the corner angle and the corresponding bisector vector.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify a center offset or tangent offset value.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">See figure below as further explanation.</p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Sheet metal relief &ndash; circular</div>
      <div class="title_division">For a U relief:</div>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Select two intersecting bend lines.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center radius value.</p>
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         <li>
            <p class="para_item">Cycle the <b class="uiTerm">Center or Tangent Offset Vector</b>, if necessary by using the <b class="uiTerm">Cycle Direction</b> button. &nbsp;This changes the quadrant for the corner angle and the corresponding bisector vector.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify a center offset or tangent offset value.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">See the figure below for further explanation.</p>
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         <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/relief_center.gif"></p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Sheet metal relief &ndash; U type with zero center offset</div>
      <div class="title_division">For V relief:</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select two intersecting bend lines.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">First Bend Tangent Line</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Second Bend Tangent Line</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center radius value.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center or tangent offset value, if necessary by using the <b class="uiTerm">Cycle Direction</b> button.&nbsp;This changes the quadrant for the corner angle and the corresponding bisector vector.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify a center offset or tangent offset value.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the <b class="uiTerm">Offset 1</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Angle 1</b> value.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the <b class="uiTerm">Offset 2</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Angle 2</b> value.
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      <p class="para_division">See the figure below for more clarification.</p>
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         <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/new_relief2.gif"></p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Sheet metal relief &ndash; V type with offset option</div>
      <div class="title_division">For the routed relief:</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select two intersecting bend lines.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define the first corner by selecting the two edges that will be rounded or blended.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define the second corner by selecting the two edges that will be rounded or blended.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center radius value.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the center offset or tangent offset value.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the value for <b class="uiTerm">Radius 1</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the value for <b class="uiTerm">Radius 2</b>.
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      <p class="para_division">See the figure below for further clarification.</p>
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         <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/new_relief3.gif"></p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Sheet metal relief &ndash; routed type</div>
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