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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Using the Replace Solid Tool</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nxelectrode_design/tools_replace_solid_overview.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To modify a solid using the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> tool, do the following
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            <p class="para_item"> Open the part model you want to work with, for example:</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sample Part for Replace Solid Procedure</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item">To access the<b class="uiTerm"> Replace Solid </b> tool, select <b class="uiTerm">Start&rarr;All Applications</b> and then choose the <b class="uiTerm">NX Tooling</b> application you want to use.
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                  <p class="para_item">If you are using <b class="uiTerm">Mold Wizard</b>: On the <b class="uiTerm">Mold Wizard </b> toolbar, click <b class="uiTerm">Mold Tools</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_mold_tools.gif" border="0">, and then click <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_replacesolid.gif" border="0">.
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                  <p class="para_item">If you are using <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b>: On the <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Wizard</b> toolbar, click <b class="uiTerm">Progressive Die Tools</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_pdw_tools.gif" border="0">, and then click <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_replacesolid.gif" border="0">.
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                  <p class="para_item">If you are using <b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Design</b>: On the <b class="uiTerm"> Electrode Design</b> toolbar, click <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_replacesolid.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> dialog, choose <b class="uiTerm">Select Faces</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_trim_selface.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">To begin creating the box, in the graphics window, select a face to establish the initial face of the solid.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select an Initial Face</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select additional faces to complete the shape of the solid. </p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Faces to Define the Shape</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> dialog, choose <b class="uiTerm">Edit Bounding Box</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Change the shape of the solid using the arrow handles or the dynamic input fields.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">To finish the solid, on the <b class="uiTerm">Replace Solid</b> dialog, click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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