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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Select a material</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">To select a material:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">NX Sheet Metal</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Part Properties</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Under <b class="uiTerm">Parameter Entry</b>, select <b class="uiTerm">Material Selection</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click on <b class="uiTerm">Select Material</b> to open the <b class="uiTerm">NX Sheet Metal Material Standards</b> dialog box. 
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            <p class="para_item">Use any of the displayed material parameters to filter the list of available materials. As you select options in the filters above, the materials available below are filtered. For example, if you select 3.6 for your thickness, you will only see materials with a thickness of 3.6 in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Materials</b> window. You can always select any material in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Materials</b> window by double-clicking it. The material then appears in the <b class="uiTerm">Selected Material</b> window.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to select that material and its associated part parameters.
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      <p class="para_topic">If your selections filter the <b class="uiTerm">Available Materials</b> list until only one material is available, NX automatically selects that material. Confirm this by clicking <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>. To change one of your selections, choose the filter option that is all dashes to clear out that filter selection and start again. 
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      <p class="para_topic">After you click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>, you are returned to the preferences dialog box, and your material is shown next to <b class="uiTerm">Select Material</b>.
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