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      <title>Task 1. Create the Initial Rib Sparking Head</title>
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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Task 1. Create the Initial Rib Sparking Head</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">In this task, you will create the first of three sparking heads that are similarly configured in size and shape. You will export the parameters of the initial sparking head to configure the second, then repeat the procedure to create and configure the last sparking head in the set. </p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif"> On the <b class="uiTerm">Electrode Design</b> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('nxelectrode_design/index.html?goto=nxelectrode_design/nx_electrode_toolbar.html&amp;vars=-aux,-home','link','menubar=yes,status=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no,height=600,width=500,left=100,top=100');return(false);">toolbar</a>, choose <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid </b><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/replace_solid.gif" border="0">.
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> dialog box appears.
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                  <p class="para_td" align="center"><b class="uiTerm">Select Rib 1 Face 1</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Rotate the part to optimize your view of the opposite face of the rib cavity.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid </b>dialog box, turn off the <b class="uiTerm">Bounding Box Face</b> option.
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The initial sparking head outline appears in the rib cavity.</p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">On the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> dialog box, choose <b class="uiTerm">Edit Bounding Box</b>.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">To size the sparking head, drag the <b class="uiTerm">X</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Y</b> arrow handles <b class="uiTerm">2mm</b> in the positive direction, and the <b class="uiTerm">Z</b> arrow handle approximately <b class="uiTerm">20mm</b> in the positive direction as shown in the image and the demonstration movie.
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> Stop when you think the offsets are <b class="uiTerm">+2</b> mm in both the <b class="uiTerm">X</b><b class="uiTerm">Y</b> directions. If the<b class="uiTerm">X</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Y</b> face offsets are greater than <b class="uiTerm">+2</b>, it may cause an interference condition in the downstream validation procedure.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Press <b class="uiTerm">F3</b> again to restore the dynamic input fields to check your offset values.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">To refine the offset values, select the <b class="uiTerm">X </b>and <b class="uiTerm">Y</b> input fields and key in the correct values. 
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