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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Object Types</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Curves, solid bodies, sheet bodies, and faceted bodies are the object types that are translated from NX through the translator interface. Curves are wireframe objects such as splines and arcs. Solid bodies and sheet bodies are similar, but are the result of different modeling operations. Solid bodies are normally closed volumes, while sheet bodies are normally two-dimensional surfaces. Faceted bodies are polygonal versions of a model created from a solid or sheet model.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">A. Faceted body</p>
      <p class="para_topic">B. Solid body</p>
      <p class="para_topic">C. Curve</p>
      <p class="para_topic">D. Sheet body</p>
      <p class="para_topic">You can create either an associated or a non-associated faceted body. An associated faceted body has a tie with the solid body from which it was created. If you change the solid body, such as changing its scale or cutting a hole through it, the faceted body can be recalculated to include the changes to the solid body. A non-associated faceted body has no tie between it and the solid body from which it was created. If you change the solid body, the non-associated faceted body remains unaffected.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The translator has options that let you include or exclude objects based on their type. You can select curves, solid or sheet bodies, or their associated or non-associated faceted bodies.</p>
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