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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Dimple</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/dimple_ico.gif" border="0">. 
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            <p class="para_item"> Pick the profile plane. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">To create the dimple profile, select an existing sketch, or define a new one using the options from the dialog.<br><br>If you use an open profile, its open ends must intersect part edges. If you create an open profile where the curves don't intersect the outer edges of the part, the software extends the ends of the profile curves tangentially until they either intersect one another or intersect the edges of the part. A closed profile can't touch any part edges. 
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            <p class="para_item">(For open profiles only) Double-click the side handle to specify the side of the profile to move during the <b class="uiTerm">Dimple</b> operation.
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            <p class="para_item">Set the dimple depth.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Set wall, dimension, and rounding options, if any.</p>
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