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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The main dialog box is similar for each translator. Subsequent documentation covers all of the buttons and menu items in detail, but for now lets concentrate on a straightforward mutli-file IGES translation.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The first thing to do is select the files you want to translate. To do this, use the Select <b class="uiTerm">Files to Translate</b> button  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/open_icon.gif" border="0"> within the <b class="uiTerm">Files to Import</b> group.
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      <p class="para_topic">This brings up a file selection dialog box where you can select multiple IGES files to import. You can use the &lt;Shift&gt; and &lt;Ctrl&gt; keys for multiple selections.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The main dialog box lists files that you selected in the <b class="uiTerm">Files to Import</b> list. The name of the NX part file to be created is listed in the <b class="uiTerm">Files to Create</b> list. Later we will show how to rename the NX part files if you don't like the default.
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      <p class="para_topic">Once you have selected files, the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button becomes active. &nbsp;There are three ways to start the translation &ndash; from the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/trans_icon.gif" border="0"> on the main dialog box, from the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button on the menu bar, and from the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button on the <b class="uiTerm">File</b> menu.
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      <p class="para_topic">When you start the translation process by selecting the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button. You will receive a notification the translation has started as a separate process.
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      <p class="para_topic">This message box will remain until the translation ends. You can dismiss the message box by selecting <b class="uiTerm">OK</b>.&nbsp;The translator will continue to run whether the message is there or not.
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      <p class="para_topic">After you start the translation you can continue in the user interface or you can exit. &nbsp;Exiting the user interface will NOT stop any translations that have already been started.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">We can continue with more translation activities while the <b class="uiTerm">IGES Import</b> activity is running.
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      <p class="para_topic">First, note that the <b class="uiTerm">Translate</b> button has gone inactive. This indicates that a translation for this file list, with the current settings, using the list of output names, has initiated. Typically, you will want to change something before restarting the next translation.
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      <p class="para_topic">Just to show how things work, let's export the NX parts we just created with the IGES import function (of course this means you need to wait until the translation completes).</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To do this, first use the <b class="uiTerm">File</b> menu to change the direction.
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      <p class="para_topic">Select <b class="uiTerm">Export</b> and note that the lists on the main dialog box are cleared.
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      <p class="para_topic">Now, use the <b class="uiTerm">File Selection</b> button to select the files to export.
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      <p class="para_topic">After selecting the files, note that the main dialog box updates.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">One method to try during this example is to change a setting that controls how the export of the part files completes.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Settings</b> button  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/set_icon.gif" border="0">to bring up the <b class="uiTerm">IGES Export Settings</b> dialog box.
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      <p class="para_topic">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Advanced</b> tab to get the option to change the <b class="uiTerm">Coincident Point Resolution</b> that the receiving system should use. Specify a tolerance of 0.009.
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      <p class="para_topic">Select <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> and return to the main dialog box.
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      <p class="para_topic">Since it would be typical to send files to a supplier on a regular basis, you will want to save this setting change so that you don't have to remember it each time you run.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">To do this select <b class="uiTerm">File&rarr;Save As</b> from the menu. This brings up a standard file dialog box and saves all of the current settings to the file name you provide. Note that you do not have to save the changed settings to have them affect the translation. You can launch the translator using the button, and use all of the current settings for that particular translation.
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      <p class="para_topic">Once you have saved the file, note that the name of the current <b class="uiTerm">Settings File</b> (in the lower left corner of the main dialog box) is updated.
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      <p class="para_topic">In the future, when you start the IGES user interface, you can use the <b class="uiTerm">Open Settings File</b> button on the menu bar or <b class="uiTerm">Open</b> from the File menu to retrieve these saved settings.
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