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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Multibend bracket geometry selection</div>
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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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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Select geometry to define a plane for the highlighted node on the tree list. The position and orientation of the planes will determine the angle and location of each bend.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You must select sufficient geometry to define a plane. The number of selections required depends on the types selected. For example, a plane could be defined from a single planar face, an arc, a line and point, or three points. Each piece of selected reference geometry is unfolded onto the base plane for inclusion in the sketch.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">A filter allows selection of the following data types:</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">When a face is selected, the edges of the face are unfolded to the base plane. No geometry is unfolded when a datum plane, datum axis, or CSYS is selected. All selected geometry is, however, used to define the location and angle of the bend. If you select a CSYS, the XY plane defines the reference geometry plane.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Attachment Edge</b> filter can only be used when no other geometry has been selected to define a plane. The plane is defined to be that of the adjacent planar face that yields the smaller thickness.
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      <p class="para_topic">Errors will occur if you select insufficient geometry to define a plane, or geometry that does not define a single plane.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Bend allowance formula</div>
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               <p class="para_th">Name</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Add Bend</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This functions adds a new bend to the tree list. The new bend node will be a child of the highlighted node. You can only add a bend node if a plane has been defined for the parent node.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Add Intersection</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This function adds a new intersection node to the tree list. The new node will be the child of the highlighted node. You can only add an intersection node if a plane has been defined for the parent node. The intersection line between the current plane and its parent plane will be included as a reference in the sketch.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Material Direction</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This function changes the material direction for the highlighted node. The material direction also defines the direction of a positive offset. You can only reverse the material direction if a plane has been defined for the node.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Delete Bend</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This function deletes the highlighted node, and all of its children, from the tree list. All data associated with these nodes is lost. You cannot delete the base plane.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_division">You can choose a <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formulan (BAF)</b> by pressing this button. The <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b> dialog box is displayed. You can select the BAF from the list or you can enter the BAF in the dynamic input box. The BAF only applies to the highlighted bend node. The base plane does not have a BAF. The <b class="uiTerm">BAF</b> button will not be available if you have enabled a global <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b>.
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