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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Unbend/Rebend dialog box options</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">From the <b class="uiTerm">Unbend/Rebend</b> dialog box, you can specify the bend operation, bend angle, bend region and bend allowance formula (BAF).
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      <div class="title_division">Bend operation</div>
      <p class="para_division">The available operations for the <b class="uiTerm">Unbend/Rebend</b> dialog box will be either <b class="uiTerm">Unbend</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Rebend</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Unbend&ndash;to&ndash;Angle</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Unbend</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">If an <b class="uiTerm">Unbend</b> operation is selected, the filter will allow both edges and upstream <b class="uiTerm">Rebend</b> features to be selected. &nbsp;The bend angle of the new Unbend feature will be 0&deg;.
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               <p class="para_td">If the <b class="uiTerm">Rebend</b> operation is selected, the filter will only allow previous <b class="uiTerm">Unbend</b> features to be selected. &nbsp;The bend angle of the <b class="uiTerm">Rebend</b> feature will be original bend angle.
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               <p class="para_td">If the <b class="uiTerm">Unbend&ndash;to&ndash;Angle</b> operation is selected, the filter will allow both edges and upstream <b class="uiTerm">Unbend/Rebend</b> features to be selected. You will specify the angle of the new <b class="uiTerm">Unbend&ndash;to&ndash;Angle</b> feature in the <b class="uiTerm">Angle Expression</b> box.
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Bend angle</div>
      <p class="para_division">For <b class="uiTerm">Unbend&ndash;to&ndash;Angle</b> operations, the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Angle</b> box will be available.&nbsp;Use this box to specify the new bend angle.
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      <p class="para_division">The bend region is defined by a bend edge and a bend face. If a bend edge is selected, the dialog box populates the bend face with the first cylindrical face it finds which is adjacent to the bend edge.&nbsp;If multiple cylindrical faces are found, the <b class="uiTerm">Adjacent Bend Face</b> button will become available so that you can select a different bend face.&nbsp;If an existing<b class="uiTerm"> Unbend/Rebend</b> operation is selected, its bend edge and bend face will be used.
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      <p class="para_division">Once the bend edge and bend face have been determined, the system will highlight the faces which make up the bend region.&nbsp;These faces will be modified by the <b class="uiTerm">Unbend/Rebend</b> operation.
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      <div class="title_division">Bend allowance formula (BAF)</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can choose a <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b> by pressing this button. The <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b> dialog box is displayed. You can select the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula (BAF)</b> from the list or you can enter the BAF in the dynamic input box. &nbsp;The <b class="uiTerm">Bend Allowance Formula</b> only applies to the current operation. &nbsp;This button will not be available if you have enabled a global Bend Allowance Formula or the bend face belongs to a Sheet Metal Features and Forming/Flattening feature that already has a BAF associated with it.
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      <div class="title_division">OK/Apply</div>
      <p class="para_division">When you select <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> from the main <b class="uiTerm">Unbend/Rebend</b> dialog box, a feature named UNBEND, REBEND, or UNBEND_TO_ANGLE is created.
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