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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Adding a flange</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The basic bending feature in <b class="uiTerm">NX Sheet Metal</b> is the <b class="uiTerm">Flange</b>. It creates a cylindrical bend region attached to a planar web region. You use the drag handles to create it.
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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 an edge from which to build the flange. In this case, select one of the long edges on the tab.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the drag handles to set the length and angle of the flange. Experiment with them and notice how as you move their position, the value changes in the dynamic input box, and the solid preview updates. Use the handles to set the following parameters: </p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Flange length: 30 mm</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Flange angle: 45 degrees</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to complete the feature The software creates the flange with the bend radius that you specified in the <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> dialog and the length and angle that you specified using the drag handles.<br><br><img align="bottom" src="graphics/flange_finish.gif" border="0"></p>
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