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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Using the Trim Solid Tool</div>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('moldwizard/tools_trim_solid_overview.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> is a very powerful tool that allows you to create the sparking area and electrode head automatically. The following images illustrate the intelligence and ease-of-use built into the <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> tool.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select a Face</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Automatically Generate an Electrode Head</b></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To create the sparking area and electrode head using the <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> tool, do the following:
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            <p class="para_item"> Open the part file that you want to modify with a sparking area and electrode head, for example:</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sample Part for Trim Solid Procedure</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item">To access the<b class="uiTerm"> Trim 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_trimsolid.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">Trim Solid</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_trimsolid.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">Trim Solid</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/kda/MW_PDW_Electrode_shared/ico_t_trimsolid.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> dialog, choose <b class="uiTerm">Select Face</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"><b class="uiTerm">Select Face</b> is the default. Leave the remaining defaults in place. For example:
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                  <p class="para_item">The geometry type is set to <b class="uiTerm">Face</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">The initial face option is set to <b class="uiTerm">Seed Face</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">The face configuration is set to <b class="uiTerm">Concave</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">The <b class="uiTerm">Search Level </b>is set to <b class="uiTerm">2</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item">The solid creation mode is set to <b class="uiTerm">Trim</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">To begin creating the sparking area and electrode head, in the graphics window, select a face to establish the initial size and shape of the area.</p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select a Face for the Electrode Head</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Selected Face Detail</b></p>
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            </table><br><p class="para_item">Using the initial face as template, the<b class="uiTerm"> Trim Solid</b> tool automatically searches for adjacent faces, and generates the sparking area.
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            <p class="para_item">To generate the electrode head, on the <b class="uiTerm">Trim Solid</b> dialog, click <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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                        <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Electrode Head Detail</b></p>
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