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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The following table shows the entity mapping schema.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">NX Entity</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">DXF Entity</b></p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Notes</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Angular major dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Angular Dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Angular minor dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Angular Dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Arc length dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Assorted dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Assorted parts</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">B-Surface</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Group of 3d faces/polygon mesh</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">4</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Center line</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td"></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Chamfer dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Circle</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Circle / Arc</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">8</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Concentric circle dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Cross hatch</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">7</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Cylindrical dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Aligned dimensions</p>
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               <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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                  <p class="para_td">Diameter dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Diameter dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Draft label</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Drafting note</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Text / MText / Multiple MTexts</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">6</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Ellipse</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Ellipse / Polyline</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">2</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Full circular centre line</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Hole dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Diameter dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Horizontal dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Rotated dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Hyperbola</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Polyline</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">ID symbol</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Label on parent view</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Line</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Line</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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                  <p class="para_td">Linear center line</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Offset center type</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Ordinate horizontal dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Ordinate dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Ordinate origin dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Ordinate vertical dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Ordinate dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Parabola</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Polyline</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Parallel dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Aligned dimension</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Circular center line</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Pattern</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Perpendicular dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Point</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Point</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Radius dimension</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Radius dimension</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Section line</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Solid edge</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Curve</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">5</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Solid Face</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Group of 3d faces/polygon mesh</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">4</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Draft solid fill</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Spline</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Spline / 3d polyline</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">3</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Symmetric center line</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">As lines and arcs</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Tabular note</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Target point</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Tolerance</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Tolerance</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">9</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Tolerance Feature instance</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">User defined symbols</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Block of entities</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">1</p>
               </td>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Vertical dimension</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Rotated dimension</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"></td>
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                  <p class="para_td">Note 1</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Gets mapped as block of text, leaders, lines, etc.</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 2</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">If minor to major axis ratio is greater than 1 e&ndash;7 then gets mapped as ellipse or as polyline.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Note 3</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">If AutoCAD version is 12 or in <em>dxfdwg.def</em> spline export is set to polyline then gets mapped as polyline or as spline.
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 4</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">If UGI_SOLID_EXPORT is set to <b class="uiTerm">FACET</b> then gets mapped as block faces and if set to <b class="uiTerm">MESH</b> then as polygon mesh.
                  </p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 5</p>
               </td>
               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">A curve gets created from solid edge and the same would get mapped as per its type.</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 6</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">If DXF version is less than or equals R12 then gets mapped as Text. If DXF version is greater than R12, and if number of text lines are greater than 1, then gets mapped as MText or as multiple notes.</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 7</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">In NX 4 and above.</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 8</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">If the difference between start and end angle is less than 1.0 e&ndash;8 gets mapped as circle or as arc.</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">Note 9</p>
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               <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                  <p class="para_td">The attached GD&amp;T gets separately translated as separate entities like arrows, lines, etc.</p>
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