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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Bend options</div>
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                  <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/bend_cmd_over.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Bend Properties</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Angle</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the angle of the bend.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/change_dir_icon.gif" border="0"></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Changes the direction of the bend from up to down and vice versa.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Side</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/change_dir_icon.gif" border="0"></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Changes the side of the part that moves to create the bend.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Inset</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Outer Mold Line Profile</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/outer_mold_icon.gif" border="0"> specifies that the profile represents the line created by the junction between the planar stationary region and the cylindrical bend region in the flattened state. 
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Bend Center Line Profile</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/bend_ctr_ln_icon.gif" border="0"> specifies that the profile line represents the center line of the bend, and that the bend region will be distributed evenly on either side of the profile in the flattened state. 
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Inner Mold Line Profile</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/inner_mold_ln_icon.gif" border="0"> specifies that the profile represents the line created by the junction of the planar web region and the cylindrical bend region in the flattened state. 
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Material Inside</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/matl_inside_icon.gif" border="0"> positions the portion of the feature that is perpendicular to the profile plane inside of the profile plane.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Material Outside</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/matl_outside.gif" border="0"> positions the portion of the feature that's perpendicular to the profile plane outside of the profile plane. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Extend Section</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Extends the linear profile you draw to the edges of the part.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can also modify the default <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/bend_params.html');return(false);">bend parameters</a>.
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      <p class="para_topic">The following figures show how the bend is positioned differently, depending on which bend location option you choose. The extended plane going through the part is a visual aid to highlight the bend location. Note: The <b class="uiTerm">Bend Center Line</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Inner Mold Line</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Outer Mold Line</b> profiles need to be shown in the flattened state because this is the state in which these measurements make sense.
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                  <p class="para_td">Bend Location</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Graphic</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Outer Mold Line Profile</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Bend Center Line Profile</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Inner Mold Line Profile</b></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can also modify the default <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/bend_params.html');return(false);">bend parameters</a>.
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