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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Create a flange</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/flange_over.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> How To</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Flange</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/flange_icon.gif" border="0">. 
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            <p class="para_item">Select the edge to which you want to add a flange <img align="bottom" src="graphics/select_edge_icon.gif" border="0">. If you select the top edge, the flange defaults to up, as shown; if you select the bottom edge, the flange points down. To reverse the direction, double-click on the length drag handle, or click <b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b>&nbsp;<img align="bottom" src="graphics/change_dir_icon.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Define the flange length: pull the up arrow (L in the figure) to the desired length, or enter the length in the input field.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Set flange angle (A) and offset (O), or accept the defaults.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select flange options, if any.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to finish the flange.
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      <p class="para_topic">You can create more complex flanges by editing the flange profile:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Follow steps 1 and 5 above.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Under <b class="uiTerm">Section</b>, click <b class="uiTerm">Edit Sketch</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Draw the new profile and trim the old one. Make sure that you have a closed profile.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to complete the feature.
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