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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Feature Pre-Process Overview</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/f_pp_proc.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use <b class="uiTerm">Feature Pre-Process </b><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/progressive_die_wizard/feature_pre-process.gif" border="0"> to define processes for Sheet Metal part design features. You need to define these processes because:
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            <p class="para_item">Some Sheet Metal design features require multiple steps that must be performed sequentially. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">A single process step can create multiple features.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">The Bend Allowance Formula (BAF) and K-factor&nbsp;can vary by process.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">In the <b class="uiTerm">Feature Process Define</b> dialog box you can:
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            <p class="para_item">Identify&nbsp;which design features the software supports.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Group several&nbsp;design features into one&nbsp;process feature.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Define springback compensation.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Change the BAF.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">To use Feature Pre-Process, you must have previously designed an unformable sheet metal part. If there are several parts inserted, you need to create a blank for each of them.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">If you select <b class="uiTerm">Use Sheet Metal Feature</b>, the <b class="uiTerm">Project Initialization</b> dialog box will list only old Sheet Metal Features (SMD).  
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      <p class="para_topic">The processes you can apply during Feature Pre-Process are described in a spreadsheet file. See the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/standparts_create.html');return(false);">Customization page in the Standard Part </a>section for more information.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b> toolbar, click <b class="uiTerm">Feature Pre-Process</b></p>
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