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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Inset Flange Parameters dialog box</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Inset Flange Parameters</b> dialog box lets you configure the inset flange. The thickness, length, angle, radius, and taper angle entries are the same as on the <b class="uiTerm">Flange Parameters</b> dialog box. The <b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Parameter Options</b> buttons also have the same actions as in the <b class="uiTerm">Flange Parameters</b> dialog box. 
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      <p class="para_topic">Width is the horizontal width at the base of the flange. The figure below shows how the input value is used in both a normal and tapered flange. Notice that the width includes the bend reliefs, if present.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Inset</b> is the distance the flange is inset into the body. See the section on Insets for descriptions and illustrations of how this value is used.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">The calculated inset value depends on the thickness, angle and radius. If you change one of these three values and then press &lt;Enter&gt;, a new value is calculated for the inset. However, if you press &lt;Enter&gt; while any other dynamic input box is highlighted, it is the same as choosing <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> on the dialog box, which causes the inset flange feature to be created.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Bend Relief</b> is the width of the relief (either diameter or size). Whether these boxes are active depends on the values of <b class="uiTerm">Left Relief</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Right Relief</b> in the <b class="uiTerm">Inset Flange Parameter Options</b> dialog box (see the following figure). If the corresponding value is None, the label and entry boxes are inactive.
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      <p class="para_topic">The relief width value must be greater than or equal to the material thickness.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">This button displays a dialog box (shown in the figure below) that lets you specify how certain parameters on the <b class="uiTerm">Inset Flange Parameters</b> dialog box should be treated. Thickness, length, angle, and radius have the same meaning as in the <b class="uiTerm">Flange</b> dialog box. See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/smfea_flng.html');return(false);">Flange</a> for explanations of these boxes.
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