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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Strip Layout options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_proc.html');return(false);">How To </a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_related.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The<b class="uiTerm"> Strip Layout </b>dialog box has the following pages:
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_opt.html#sl_init');return(false);">Initialization</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_opt.html#sl_process');return(false);">Process </a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/sl_opt.html#sl_simulation');return(false);">Simulation</a> 
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            <th align="left" colspan="2" rowspan="1"><a name="sl_init"></a><p class="para_th">Initialization page</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You must initialize the strip before you can add processes or create a simulation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Material Feed Direction</b></p>
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               <div class="title_figure">From Right to Left</div>
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               <div class="title_figure">From Left to Right</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the direction in which your material will feed through the die.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Selection Objects</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Total Station</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the number of stations in the die.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Parts per Station</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the number of parts in each station.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Updating</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Updates only the selected options. After strip layout initialization,&nbsp;if you change an upstream design, you can change the strip layout to reflect the upstream design change. You can select the following upstream design changes: feeding direction, blank orientation, changing a sheet metal part, redefining or removing a pre-process, changing the pitch, or total number of stations. You can also remove all processes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Checker</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Turns the Check Process Feature Relationship on or off.</p>
               <p class="para_td">This tool checks parent-child relationships and maintains the consistent shape and orientation of a designed feature.</p>
               <p class="para_td">To improve performance, leave the checker off during layout or move processes. If you can not confirm whether the shape and orientation are correct, use <b class="uiTerm">Refine Strip Layout </b>after you layout all processes. &nbsp;The system automatically corrects any incorrect results. &nbsp;
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">View Control</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Modifies the state of the sheet metal part as viewed in the graphics window. </p>
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">3-View</b> allows you to switch your window between one view and three views.
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Strip Layout</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Simulation</b> control strip layout and simulation visibility.
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Intermediate Part</b> displays the part at each stage of the layout. If features are still left in the upper layout window, the intermediate view displays how the part looks without the feature processed.
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Final Part</b> displays the actual part model. 
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sort Process</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Arranges the die <b class="uiTerm">By Stations </b>or <b class="uiTerm">By Operation</b>.
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            <td bgcolor="silver" colspan="2" height="25" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="sl_process"></a><p class="para_td">Process page</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sheet Metal Part</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lists available parts when multiple parts are being built in the same die. Select the part you want to layout from the list.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Process Feature Type</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Filters the types of processes displayed in the <b class="uiTerm">Process Feature Name </b>list. Select a type from the list, or select <b class="uiTerm">All</b> to view all Process Features.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Process Feature Name</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Station</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays the process features and the station to which they belong. The upper windows display processes and stations that are unassigned. The lower windows display processes and stations that have been assigned. You can change the station by selecting a process and entering a new station from the <b class="uiTerm">Station</b> list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Layout</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Adds the highlighted Process Features to the strip layout.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/strip_layout/remove.gif" border="0"></p>
               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Remove</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Moves the highlighted Process Features from the Layout and adds them back to the <b class="uiTerm">Process Feature Name</b> list. If you need to remove a process, highlight it in the lower window and click <b class="uiTerm">Remove</b>.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Move Process </b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the <b class="uiTerm">Move Process Feature</b> dialog box where you can move processes in the strip layout to a different station. 
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               <p class="para_td">To move a process:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Select the process from the lower <b class="uiTerm">Process Feature Name</b>list, or the graphics window.
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                     <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Move Process</b>.
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                     <p class="para_item">Click either Absolute or Relative to change the station number.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If you choose Absolute, type a station number in the <b class="uiTerm">Move To</b> box.
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                     <p class="para_item">If you choose Relative, you can move the process one station at a time, either to the left <img align="bottom" src="graphics/to_left.gif" border="0"> or right<img align="bottom" src="graphics/to_right.gif" border="0">.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Insert Idle Station</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Adds an idle station after a station you select. All features after that station will be moved down the layout to the appropriate position.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Advanced Layout</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Opens the <b class="uiTerm">Advanced Layout </b>dialog box where you can control visibility of User Defined Bodies, define faces in the sheet metal part as a new process, and assign them to a station. You also can add those new faces into a laid process. 
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               <p class="para_td">To Layout Selected Faces:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Part View</b> to change the view to sheet metal parts.
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                     <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the faces to be laid out.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Process Name</b> box, type a name for the process (the default name is Deform).
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                     <p class="para_item">Enter a Station Number for the process.</p>
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                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Add In</b> group, select Laid Process and choose the process from the list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Refine Strip Layout</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Finalizes the shape and orientation for each process. If you think the shape and orientation of all processes are correct, do not use this feature. It is very time consuming because it unforms the sheet metal part and re-lays all processes according to the station number sequence.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Remove Blank Material</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Removes blank material from all the stations in the layout.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="silver" colspan="2" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="sl_simulation"></a><p class="para_td">Simulation page</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Simulation page lets you create an optional simulation of the laid out strip.</p>
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                           <p class="para_warning_body">The simulation will take a few minutes to complete. Because simulation&nbsp;uses lots of&nbsp;memory, it is better to quit the current NX session and start a new one to get&nbsp;better performance.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Mode</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Performs one of the following simulations.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Simple</b> creates and lays out the sheet metal part in intermediate status according to the formed process for each station. This is the fastest type of simulation.  
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                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Split</b> creates a solid body from the extracted sheets representing the strip layout. This is the default simulation type. In some cases, such as when a scrap has more edges than the part body, the Split Simulation may extrude the wrong curves and fail. In such cases, use Entire Simulation.   
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                  </li>
                  <li>
                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Entire</b> works like a Split Simulation, but does much more error checking, and so takes longer to process. 
                     </p>
                     <p class="para_item">If you select <b class="uiTerm">Entire</b>, you will need to choose a Type from the list.
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                     <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Selected</b> lets you choose processes to simulate.  
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                           <p class="para_note_body">If you do not design Entire Scrap in Scrap Design module, then the Split and Entire modes are the same. </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Start Simulation</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Creates the visual simulation according to your specifications.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Clear Simulation</b></p>
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            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
               <p class="para_td">Removes the previous simulation so you can revise and update the strip layout. You must choose <b class="uiTerm">Clear Simulation </b>before additional simulations are initiated.
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            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="body_family"></a><p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Body Family</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Lists all solid and sheet bodies defined in the original sheet metal part and lets you control visibility, set stations, and lay selected bodies into specific stations. </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Body Visibility</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Controls the visibility of the selected body. </p>
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                           <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Visible</b></p>
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                        <td colspan="1" height="29" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">Shows the selected bodies.</p>
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                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Invisible</b></p>
                        </td>
                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">Hides the selected bodies.</p>
                        </td>
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                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Only</b></p>
                        </td>
                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">Hides all bodies except those selected.</p>
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                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show All</b></p>
                        </td>
                        <td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
                           <p class="para_td">Removes all selections and shows all bodies.</p>
                        </td>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Delete Process</b></p>
            </td>
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               <p class="para_td">Removes the selected process from the layout.</p>
            </td>
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            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top"><a name="part_family"></a><p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Part Family</b></p>
            </td>
            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
               <p class="para_td">Lists a series of parts for you to lay into specific stations. Click <b class="uiTerm">Open Part </b>to add parts to the list. After you open parts, you can specify a start and end station to add them to the family.
               </p>
               <p class="para_td">Clicking <b class="uiTerm">Close Part</b> will remove all instances of the part from the layout.
               </p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sheet Metal Part</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the active part as the part you select from the list of available parts. You use this only when multiple parts are being built in the same die.</p>
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            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
               <p class="para_td">Layout</p>
            </td>
            <td bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
               <p class="para_td">Sets the Start and End stations for selected processes or parts.</p>
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                  <p class="para_note_body">See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('intro_to_nx/index.html?goto=intro_to_nx/uiu_dia_box_ops.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Common dialog box options</a> for common options not described here.
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