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                  <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/flat_pattern_over.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_sheet_metal/flat_pattern_options.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">NX Sheet Metal provides display options for a wide range of curve types, including bend lines, bend tangent lines, inner and outer mold lines, and so on. You can establish defaults in <b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b>, and you can change settings for each part individually in sheet metal <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">To change the <b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b> for <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b>:
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Utilities</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Sheet Metal</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Curves</b> tab to manage which curves will be displayed and how. Each curve type has a box with an <b class="uiTerm">Enabled</b> check box, the feature name, a color box to choose the color, and menus for line font style and width. There is also a box to specify the layer.
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                  <p class="para_item">To change the color, click in the color box. The color palette displays. Click a color, then click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">Set line type and line width for the curve you want to display by choosing from the <b class="uiTerm">Font</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Width</b> lists.
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                  <p class="para_item">Set the layer by typing in a new value, or accept the default (1).</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Repeat these steps for each type you want to display on your <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Enabled</b> for each type you want displayed. Then click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> 
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      <p class="para_topic">To set non-default display options for <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern</b> in a part file:
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">NX Sheet Metal</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Flat Pattern Display</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Under <b class="uiTerm">Curves</b>, change color, font, and width in the same way you did it in <b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Select the line types you want displayed and clear the check boxes for the ones you don't want visible.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to set the options.
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