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                  <p class="para_note_body">You must recognize bends before you can manipulate them.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> group of the <b class="uiTerm">Direct Unfolding</b> dialog box, click one of the last three buttons.
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            <div class="title_figure">From left to right, Merge Bend, Define Multi-Step Bend and Define Overbend</div>
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            <p class="para_item">Select a bend face <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/direct_unfolding/select_bend_face.gif" border="0"> from the bend table, or in the graphics window.
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            <p class="para_item">In the area between the <b class="uiTerm">K Factor</b> box and <b class="uiTerm">Operations</b> group, enter data according to the table below. 
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                  <p class="para_td">Bend Type</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Procedure</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Merge Bend</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Select co-linear bends of the same angle</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b></p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">If you perform <b class="uiTerm">Merge Bend</b> on previously merged bends, the software will separate them into individual bends again.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Define Multi-Steps Bend</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Select a bend.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Enter the <b class="uiTerm">Number of Pre-bends</b>. (1&ndash;3)
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                        <p class="para_item">Type an <b class="uiTerm">Angle from the Base</b>, and an <b class="uiTerm">Angle for the First</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Second</b>, if needed. 
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                                    <p class="para_note_body">This total can not be greater than the angle of the original bend. </p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Define Over Bend</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Select a bend.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Type a new <b class="uiTerm">Angle</b>.
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                                    <p class="para_note_body">This must be greater than the original angle.</p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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