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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Mold Wizard assemblies typically have a large number of WAVE linked features. WAVE linked features can become out-of-date even when they undergo trivial changes that do not change any geometry. Updating out-of-date linked features without geometry changes, especially in large assemblies, may result in decreased performance. </p>
      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">View Manager</b> provides access to the WAVE ability to freeze parts.&nbsp; Frozen parts do not update until they are unfrozen.
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">MW WAVE Control</b> dialog box:
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            <p class="para_item">Shows the change status of each frozen part containing wave linked features. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Allows you to  <em>remove</em> parts that are marked out of date without geometry changes from the NX update list. 
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            <p class="para_item">Provides immediate access to Model Comparison to permit you to examine geometry changes. </p>
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      <p class="para_topic">The typical workflow for WAVE Control is:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Freeze downstream components, such as all Electrodes, in the <b class="uiTerm">View Manager</b>.  
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            <p class="para_item">Perform design changes to the original product model or the core and cavity design. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Determine if parts marked out-of-date have actual geometry changes. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Perform updates as needed. </p>
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      <div class="title_division">Where do I find it?</div>
      <p class="para_division">To use WAVE Control:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Choose <b class="uiTerm">Tools&rarr;Process Specific&rarr;Mold Wizard&rarr;Mold Tools&rarr; Wave Contro</b>l. 
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      <p class="para_division">-or-</p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Mold Tools</b> toolbar  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_mold_tools.gif" border="0">, click <b class="uiTerm">Wave Contro</b>l  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_wave_control.gif" border="0">. 
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