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−	'''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a designer is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface. The chosen dies and the material will be brought into the designer interface with the part.	+	'''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a [[Main Page#TS Designers\|designer]] is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface. The chosen dies and the material will be brought into the designer interface with the part.

	[[File:import24.png\|900px]]		[[File:import24.png\|900px]]

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 ==Description==
-[[File:import2.png|right|500px]]The import plug-in allows '''.step/.stp, .iges/.igs, or .brep''' part design files to be imported into the software and designed in any of the available part designers.
+[[File:import2.png|right|400px]]The import plug-in allows '''.step/.stp, .iges/.igs, or .brep''' part design files to be imported into the software and designed in any of the available part designers.
 Before a part can be fully imported, it must be defined in the import interface.

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 In some cases, the part may be automatically defined at this point. To tell if a part has been automatically defined, look at the part in the part display and the bend chart. If the part is shown in the selected material and it's not just the skeleton of the part, and the bend chart has been generated, it has been already defined. See image to the right to see what this would look like. '''If no adjustments are necessary and the part has been auto defined''', the green check button can be clicked at the part will be imported.
-If the part is not automatically defined, it will need to be manually defined using the definition tools explained below.
+If the part is not automatically defined, it will need to be [[Import - Manual Definition|manually defined]].
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-'''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a designer is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface.
+'''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a designer is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface. The chosen dies and the material will be brought into the designer interface with the part.
 [[File:import24.png|900px]]

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 [[File:import11.png|right]]Once the part is fully defined using either of the defining methods, the bend information along with the bend's CLR and the die will be listed in this chart. Each row will represent a bend. The first column list the bend number, the second column will list the CLR of the bend, and the third column will list the die for that bend. The die automatically chosen here will be the best fit for the bend.
-The ability to choose a die for each individual bend will be available here. '''To change a bend's die''', click on the die name in the bend's row and click the drop down menu. Select a die from this list.
+The ability to choose a die for each individual bend will be available here. '''To change an individual bend's die''', click on the die name in the bend's row and click the drop down menu. Select a die from this list.
 [[File:import19.png]]
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 ===Finalize Import===
-Once a part has been defined (Manually or by using auto define) and the material and die have been chosen, the part can be imported into a designer.
+[[File:import22.png|right|300px]]Once a part has been defined ([[Import - Manual Definition|Manually]] or by using [[Import#Auto Definition|auto define]]) and the material and die have been chosen, the part can be imported into a designer.
 '''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a designer is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface.

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-*'''Die menu:''' The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. If a part is defined without selecting arcs, the die selected here will be chosen for each bend once the part is defined. '''To select a die''', click the drop down menu and select a die from the list. All the dies in the die library will be included in the list.
+*'''Die menu:'''[[File:import23.png|right]] The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. If a part is defined without selecting arcs, the die selected here will be chosen for each bend once the part is defined. '''To select a die''', click the drop down menu and select a die from the list, as shown to the right. All the dies in the die library will be included in the list.
 '''''Note:''''' After a part has been completely defined, changing dies here will not affect the part. See the [[Import#Bend Chart|Bend Chart]] section for information on changing each bend's die after defining a part.
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 *'''Material menu:''' The material of the part can be chosen using the material menu. The part model in the import window will be shown in this material and the part will be imported in this material. '''To choose a new material''', click the drop down menu and select a material from the list. Every material in the material library will be included in this list.
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 *'''Wire frame/shaded model:''' Once the part is fully defined, the part model can be viewed in wire frame or as a shaded model. To switch between these two viewing options, use the '''wire frame''' and '''shaded''' options shown above the part display.
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+[[File:import18.png|900px]]

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		+	===Finalize Import===
		+	Once a part has been defined (Manually or by using auto define) and the material and die have been chosen, the part can be imported into a designer.
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		+	[[File:import22.png\|right\|450px]]'''To import the part''', click the green check button. [[File:import21.png]] A message box will appear where the a designer can be chosen - shown to the right. (''Note: The designers shown here will depend on which version of the software is currently in use.'')
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		+	'''Choose a designer''' by clicking on one of the provided icons. Once a designer is chosen the part will be fully imported and further edits can be done within the designer interface.

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−	*'''Die menu:''' The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. If a part is defined without selecting arcs, ~~this~~ die will be chosen for each bend. See the [[Import#Bend Chart\|Bend Chart]] section for information on changing each bend's die after defining a part.	+	*'''Die menu:''' The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. If a part is defined without selecting arcs, the die selected here will be chosen for each bend once the part is defined. '''To select a die''', click the drop down menu and select a die from the list. All the dies in the die library will be included in the list.
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		+	'''''Note:''''' After a part has been completely defined, changing dies here will not affect the part. See the [[Import#Bend Chart\|Bend Chart]] section for information on changing each bend's die after defining a part.

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	In some situations, the part may be automatically defined. This will work well with very basic parts similar to the part in the example image.		In some situations, the part may be automatically defined. This will work well with very basic parts similar to the part in the example image.

		+	'''To auto define a part''', first click the '''auto define''' button. [[File:import6.png]] After clicking this button, click on any of the feature lines on the part in the part display to the right. If successfully defined, the part will be generated in the chosen material and the bend information will be listed in the bend chart on the left of the window. See image below.

−	'''To auto define a part''', first click the '''auto define''' button. [[File:import6.png]] After clicking this button, click on any of the feature lines on the part in the part display to the right. If successfully defined, the part will be generated in the chosen material and the bend information will be listed in the bend chart on the left of the window.	+	'''''Note:''''' If auto define doesn't work the first time, it may be helpful to try again and click on a different part feature.
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−	'''''Note:''''' If ~~the~~ auto define ~~function~~ doesn't work the first time, it may be helpful to try again and click on a different part feature~~. See image below~~.

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-====Manual Definition====
+====[[Import - Manual Definition|Manual Definition]]====
-The process of manually defining parts consists of clicking on the part's features to select them. As features are selected, they will be highlighted in red. These highlighted features will be the features that will be included in the final imported part. During the import process, each part feature will be represented by lines, shapes, and the outline of the inside and outside circumference of the tube.
+The process of manually defining parts consists of clicking on the part's features to select them. As features are selected, they will be highlighted in red. These highlighted features will be the features that will be included in the final imported part. During the import process, each part feature will be represented by lines, shapes, and circles.
-[[File:import10.png|400px]]
+There are a number of ways to define a part manually. Depending on what kind of features the part has, certain methods may be more appropriate. See the '''[[Import - Manual Definition]]''' page for an explanation on how each method works.
-Continue moving along the part and selecting each feature until every necessary feature is highlighted in red. '''Once the part is completely defined''', click the '''finish''' button [[File:import14.png]] to generate the part, as shown below.
+'''To auto define a part''', first click the '''auto define''' button. [[File:import6.png]] After clicking this button, click on any of the feature lines on the part in the part display to the right. If successfully defined, the part will be generated in the chosen material and the bend information will be listed in the bend chart on the left of the window.
+'''''Note:''''' If the auto define function doesn't work the first time, it may be helpful to try again and click on a different part feature. See image below.

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−	*'''Die menu:''' The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. ~~This die will not necessarily be generated in the bend chart once the part is defined (Unless~~ a part is defined by selecting ~~straight line features - see below). Choosing a different~~ die ~~here '''''~~will ~~not''''' change the die to the entire part~~. See the [[Import#Bend Chart\|Bend Chart]] section for information on changing each bend's die after defining a part.	+	*'''Die menu:''' The die chosen here will be the default die that is set in the die library. If a part is defined without selecting arcs, this die will be chosen for each bend. See the [[Import#Bend Chart\|Bend Chart]] section for information on changing each bend's die after defining a part.
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−	If a part is defined by '''''only selecting straight line''''' features, the die chosen here will be generated in the bend chart after the part is fully defined. Straight line features are the grey lines connecting the arc and tube diameter outlines.
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−	~~[[File:import20.png\|800px]]~~
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