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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('sheetmetaldes/smfea_multibend_brack.html');return(false);">Multibend Bracket Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can offset the plane defined for the highlighted node from the selected geometry using the <b class="uiTerm">Offset Value</b>. A positive offset value is always in the direction of the material direction vector. You cannot set an offset value until a plane has been defined. The value may also be an expression. If you have <b class="uiTerm">Preferences&rarr;Sheet Metal&rarr;Use Feature Standards</b> turned on, the <img align="bottom" src="graphics/image336.gif" border="0"> button on each box will give you a list of standard acceptable values.
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      <div class="title_division">Inner radius</div>
      <p class="para_division">This box sets the inner radius for the highlighted bend node. The inner radius must be a positive value or expression. You cannot set an inner radius value until a plane has been defined. The base plane does not have an inner radius. If you have <b class="uiTerm">Preferences&rarr;Sheet Metal&rarr;Use Feature Standards</b> turned on, the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/image336.gif" border="0"> button on each box will give you a list of standard acceptable values. This box is not available if you have enabled a global inner radius value.
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      <div class="title_division">Intersection thickness</div>
      <p class="para_division">This box defines the thickness of the intersection node. The intersection node is treated a having two sides, separated by the given thickness value. The <b class="uiTerm">Multibend Bracket</b> feature determines which sides of the adjacent planes will contact each other. &nbsp;You should make the intersection thickness the same as the material thickness in cases where you want to find intersections between planes within one multibend bracket, (for example to avoid intersecting bends).
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      <div class="title_division">Adjacent face</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Adjacent Face</b> button is only available for bend nodes that are defined using the <b class="uiTerm">Attachment Edge</b> selection filter. By default, the plane defined for an attachment edge is that of the adjacent planar face that yields the smaller thickness. The system will highlight the attachment face. Press the <b class="uiTerm">Adjacent Face</b> button to select the plane of the other adjacent face.
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      <div class="title_division">Unite attachment</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Unite Attachment</b> option is only available when an attachment edge defines the base plane. If you turn on the option, the system will unite the multibend bracket with the body that owns the selected attachment edge. &nbsp;It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the sketch profile is created in such a way that the multibend bracket body is capable of uniting with the attachment edge body. The sketch perimeter should be constructed such that it contains the selected attachment edge.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sketch Tools</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Sketch Tools</b> must be accessed for each multibend bracket to define a sketch. This function unfolds the selected reference geometry into a sketch, and then invokes a subset of the normal <b class="uiTerm">Sketcher</b> dialog box. This dialog box lets you edit the hidden sketch that belongs to the <b class="uiTerm">Multibend Bracket</b>. You cannot create a new sketch or substitute an existing sketch. 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> for more information on sketches.
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">&nbsp;&nbsp;Material thickness</div>
      <p class="para_division">You must define the thickness of the <b class="uiTerm">Multibend Bracket</b>. The thickness must be a positive value or expression. If you have<b class="uiTerm"> Preferences&rarr;Sheet Metal&rarr;Use Feature Standards</b> turned on, the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/image336.gif" border="0"> button on each box will give you a list of standard acceptable values. This box is not available if you have enabled a global material thickness expression.
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      <div class="title_division">Options</div>
      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Select Only Coplanar Objects</b> &ndash; If this option is enabled, the system will only let you select objects that lie in a single plane. That plane is defined by the first few selections (for example, one planar face or three points). If this option is off, you can select any reference geometry regardless of the plane. Objects that do not lie in the plane will be projected into the reference plane.
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Global Parameters</b> &ndash; These options let you override the global preference settings for <b class="uiTerm">Material Thickness</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Inner Radius</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b>. They are only available if the global preferences are set appropriately. If you turn off one of the options, the global value will not be used for that box.
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