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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Output Type</b> allows you to set the type for the file in which the system stores the rapid prototyping output. This option switches between <b class="uiTerm">Binary</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Text</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Binary</b> creates a binary output file. This produces the file in a more compact and efficient form, but which you cannot read or understand without some translation. The system defaults to this option.
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      <p class="para_topic">Text creates an ASCII text output file that you can read and edit, although it takes up more space.</p>
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      <p class="para_division"><b class="uiTerm">Triangulation Tolerance</b> allows you to enter a tolerance value, which determines:
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      <p class="para_division">English part values must range from .0001 to .1 inches with a default of .003. Metric part values must range from .0025 to 2.5 mm with a default of .08. A triangulation tolerance value of about one&ndash;half or one&ndash;fourth the rapid prototyping machine's resolution is reasonable.</p>
      <p class="para_division">A good rule of thumb is to use a triangulation tolerance smaller than the smallest radius of curvature in the part. Selecting a value equal to the radius makes the smallest curvature (that may be the sides of a hole or pin) come out with 3 or 4 sides. Often better accuracy is desired. On the lower side it is not practical to specify a tolerance much smaller than the resolution of the rapid prototyping machine to be used. Smaller tolerances make the output file larger with little benefit in the accuracy of the final part. Depending on the process, features with a size as small as several times the machine's resolution may become distorted or even lost.</p>
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