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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Controlling bend deformation</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">NX Sheet Metal lets you define deformation in bend regions using the following methods.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select a material from the material file.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define a bend allowance formula.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use a table of bend parameters.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Enter the neutral factor.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">You can also override any of these methods by using <b class="uiTerm">Resize Neutral Factor</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/direct_edit_neutral_factor.gif" border="0"> on a specific bend region.
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