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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Recognize bends</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/direct_unfold_overview.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/unfold_procs.html');return(false);">How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can recognize bends automatically or manually.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Direct Unfolding</b> dialog box, click <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/direct_unfolding/auto_recognize_bend.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Auto-Recognize Bend</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">In the graphics window, select the planar face to which you want all bends unfolded.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> to recognize the bends. 
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      <p class="para_topic">The software displays the recognized bends in a table. Click on any heading, listed below, to reorder them.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Name</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Radius</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Angle</b></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">If the software did not recognize any bends, use <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/pdw_sm_directunfold_options.html#du_types');return(false);"><img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/wizards/direct_unfolding/manual_recognize_bend.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Manually Recognize Bend</b></a> to add them to the bend table.
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      <p class="para_topic">After you recognize bends, you can use the other <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/pdw_sm_directunfold_options.html#du_types');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Types</b></a> or select bends from the table and use any of the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/pdw_sm_directunfold_options.html#du_operations');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Operations</b></a> to manipulate them.
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      <p class="para_topic"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pdw/du_proc_manipulate.html');return(false);">How to Manipulate bends</a>.
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