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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can use the <b class="uiTerm">Punch Type</b> options menu to create three different types of punches: <b class="uiTerm">Emboss</b> (default), <b class="uiTerm">Coin</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Lance</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Top Type</div>
      <p class="para_division">You can use the <b class="uiTerm">Top Type</b> options menu to create four different top types for the punch: <b class="uiTerm">Offset</b> (default), <b class="uiTerm">Flat</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Round</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Cone</b>. <b class="uiTerm">Round</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Cone</b> top types require a closed, circular profile and can only be placed on a single, planar placement face.
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      <p class="para_division">By default, the top of the punch feature will follow the contours of the placement face (default top type = <b class="uiTerm">Offset</b>). You may also choose to have a flat top where <em>flat</em> is evaluated perpendicular to the punch direction vector.
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      <p class="para_division">If the placement outline selected by the user constitutes a closed, circular profile, you will be given the additional option to choose a round or cone&ndash;shaped top for the punch. &nbsp;This enables you to create dimples, for example, with something other than a flat top.</p>
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