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                  <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Solid Punch Properties</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the thickness of the solid punch.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Infer Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies that the solid punch thickness should be inferred from the target solid.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Centroid</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Creates a point at the centroid of the solid punch intersection curves. You can use this point for manufacturing purposes.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Hide the tool body</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Hides the tool body once the punch has been created.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Rounding</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Round Solid Punch Edges</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Applies die blends to the non-g1 edges between the solid punch and the target body. &nbsp;If this option is on, you must supply radius values.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Die Radius</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The radius of the &ldquo;inside&rdquo; rounded edge where the punch meets the target (D in the figure below).</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Punch Radius</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The radius of the &ldquo;outside&rdquo; rounded edge where the punch meets the target (P in the figure below.). In general, <b class="uiTerm">Punch Radius</b> is the <b class="uiTerm">Die Radius</b> plus the thickness.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Constant Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Blends sharp edges with constant thickness on the tool body.</p>
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