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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Modify the die base</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Now that the die base has been loaded, you will change the size of the <em>base clamping plate</em>.
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      <div class="action">
         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Component Sets</b> tab.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click <b class="uiTerm">Add Die Plate</b> from the <b class="uiTerm">Component Sets</b> page <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/die_base/add_die_plate.gif" border="0">.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">From the Graphics window, select the <b class="uiTerm">Base Clamping Plate</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">Now that the clamping plate is selected, the <b class="uiTerm">Standard Part Management</b> dialog box appears in <b class="uiTerm">Modify</b> mode.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Dimension</b> tab. 
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Select <b class="uiTerm">PL</b> from the Expression list.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">In the Expression box, type <b class="literalText">+50</b> after the existing expression value as shown below:
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               <p class="para_action">PL=prj_db_010::DS_TP_L<b class="literalText">+50</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Using the same technique, change the parameters below:
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               <p class="para_action">PW=prj_db_010::DS_TP_W<b class="uiTerm">+50</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action">HEIGHT=prj_db_010::BCP_h<b class="uiTerm">+15</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to update the plate.
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      <div class="action">
         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">From the Graphics window, select the <b class="uiTerm">Parallel Bar</b>.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Select each parameter below from the <b class="uiTerm">Dimension</b> page and click the <b class="uiTerm">Lock</b> button <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/standard_part_management/lock_unlock.gif" border="0">.
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               <p class="para_action"><b class="uiTerm">L</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action"><b class="uiTerm">W</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action"><b class="uiTerm">H</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action"><b class="uiTerm">TOP_Z</b></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Locking the parameters prevents Progressive Die Wizard from changing user defined values during future updates.</p>
      <div class="action">
         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Catalog</b> tab. 
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">In the bottom of the dialog box, change the <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> to <b class="literalText">2</b>.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click the <b class="uiTerm">Dimension</b> tab. 
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Change the parameters below:
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               <p class="para_action">*L=<b class="uiTerm">50</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action">*H=prj_db_010::PB_h<b class="uiTerm">+20</b></p>
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               <p class="para_action">H1=<b class="uiTerm">30</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to update the parallel bar.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">From the Graphics window, select the <b class="uiTerm">Base Clamping Plate</b>.
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Change the parameter below:
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               <p class="para_action">TOP_Z=prj_db_010::PB_Z<b class="uiTerm">&ndash;20</b></p>
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         <p class="para_action1"><img src="../graphics/actarrow.gif">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to update the plate.
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