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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> The <b class="uiTerm">NX Tooling </b> products, <b class="uiTerm">Mold Wizard</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b>, and <b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Design</b>, share a suite of design tools, which allow you to easily create and modify box-shaped solids. In <b class="uiTerm">NX Tooling</b>, box shapes are used to isolate specific areas on a part model. In <b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Design</b> these tools are ideal for the creation of a void for the EDM sparking area.
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      <p class="para_topic">On the <b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Design</b> toolbar, click the box-creation tool that you want to use to design the <b class="uiTerm">Sparking Area</b> for your Electrode.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/create_box.gif" border="0"> Use the<b class="uiTerm">Create Box</b>tool to create a box with six moveable sides. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_bounding_box_howto.html');return(false);">Creating a Bounding Box</a>.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/trim_solid.gif" border="0"> Use the <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> tool to select a face and drag a box in one direction without changing its shape. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_trim_solid_howto.html');return(false);">Using the Trim Solid Tool</a>.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/replace_solid.gif" border="0"> Use the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> tool to create a box based on selected boundary faces. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_replace_solid_howto.html');return(false);">Using the Replace Solid Tool</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">NX Electrode Design</b> toolbar, click the box modification tool that you want to use to reshape the <b class="uiTerm">Sparking Area</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/extend_solid.gif" border="0"> Use the <b class="uiTerm">Extend Solid</b> tool to extend the size of the <b class="uiTerm">Sparking Area</b> by dragging its faces. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_extend_solid_howto.html');return(false);">Using the Extend Solid Tool</a>.
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                  <p class="para_item"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/wizards/electrode_design/reference_blend.gif" border="0"> Use the <b class="uiTerm">Reference Blend </b>tool to add an associative blend to the <b class="uiTerm">Sparking Area</b> corners by referencing an adjacent blend curve. For more information, see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_reference_edge_howto.html');return(false);">Using the Reference Edge Tool</a>.
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