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	==='''Note'''===		==='''Note'''===
−	Before starting the tutorial, a die must be created. This tutorial will be using the die that was created in the '''[[Die Library Tutorial]]'''. ~~'''Please complete the Die Library tutorial before proceeding.'''~~	+	Before starting the tutorial, a die must be created. This tutorial will be using the die that was created in the '''[[Die Library Tutorial]]'''.

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 Right now, there is '''only 71 mm of straight length''' before the first bend. Adding 79 to this length will meet the minimum requirements. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was set to 150.'')
-('''''Note:''''' ''The results table may not look the same as the one pictured below. This is '''not necessary''', but the results table output format can be adjusted in the [[Global Settings#Results/Output Format|global settings menu]]. Length of straight was used in this tutorial.'')
+('''''Note:''''' ''The results table may not look the same as the one pictured below. This is '''not necessary''', but the results table output format can be adjusted in the [[Program Settings#Results/Output Format|program settings menu]]. Length of straight was used in this tutorial.'')
 [[File:mancheck15.png]]

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 ==='''Step 3'''===
-The '''die limitations/minimum distances''' are on the far right side of the window, as shown in the image below. The shortest amount of straight material allowed before, after, and between bends with and without rotations can be specified. Keep in mind that these measurements only include the straight/unbent material before and between the bends.
+The '''die limitations/minimum distances''' are on the far right side of the window, as shown in the image below. The shortest amount of straight material allowed before, after, and between bends with and without rotations can be specified.
 Enter '''150''' for the minimum start length, '''300''' for the minimum end length, '''100''' for the distance between bends without rotation, and '''100''' for the distance between bends with rotation.

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	Once these are all properly entered, '''click the save button.'''		Once these are all properly entered, '''click the save button.'''

−	[[File:mancheck04.png\|~~650px]] [[File:mancheck05.png\|400px~~]]	+	[[File:mancheck04.png\|900px]]

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 ==='''Step 14'''===
 '''The tutorial is complete!'''
 For further information, see the '''[[Manufacture Checking]]''' plug-in page.

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-Right now, there is '''only 271 mm of straight material at the end''' of the part. Adding 29 to the end will meet the minimum requirements. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the end of the part was set to 300.''
+Right now, there is '''only 271 mm of straight material at the end''' of the part. Adding 29 to the end will meet the minimum requirement. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the end of the part was set to 300.'')
 [[File:mancheck19.png]]
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 ==='''Step 12'''===
-too short between bends
+[[File:mancheck22.png|right|500px]]The last problem with the part doesn't have an auto-fix available, so it must be corrected by manually adjusting the part design. The error states that the part is '''58 mm too short between bends.'''

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-Right now, there is '''only 71 mm of straight length''' before the first bend. Adding 79 to this length will meet the minimum requirements. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was 150.'')
+Right now, there is '''only 71 mm of straight length''' before the first bend. Adding 79 to this length will meet the minimum requirements. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was set to 150.'')
 ('''''Note:''''' ''The results table may not look the same as the one pictured below. This is '''not necessary''', but the results table output format can be adjusted in the [[Global Settings#Results/Output Format|global settings menu]]. Length of straight was used in this tutorial.'')
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-Once this is done, '''the error will be removed''' from the chart and '''79 mm will be added to the starting cut-off''' (Left of the results table). Adding the cut-off to the starting end of the part will cause the length before the bend to meet the 150 mm requirement.
+Once this is done, '''the error will be removed''' from the chart and '''79 mm will be added to the starting cut-off''' (Left of the results table). Adding the cut-off to the starting end of the part will cause the length before the first bend to meet the 150 mm requirement.
 [[File:mancheck17.png|700px]]
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 ==='''Step 11'''===
 [[File:mancheck18.png|right|350px]]Next, the length of the last length/distance after the last bend is too short. The problem description states that the  end is '''29 units too short'''.
 [[File:mancheck19.png]]

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 ==='''Step 10'''===
-[[File:mancheck14.png|right|350px]]The '''first issue''' with the part design is the length of the first straight/distance before the first bend. The problem description states that the starting length is '''79 units too short'''. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was 150.'')
+[[File:mancheck14.png|right|350px]]The '''first issue''' with the part design is the length of the first straight/distance before the first bend. The problem description states that the starting length is '''79 units too short'''.
-Right now, there is '''only 71 mm of straight length''' before the first bend. Adding 79 to this length will meet the minimum requirements.
+Right now, there is '''only 71 mm of straight length''' before the first bend. Adding 79 to this length will meet the minimum requirements. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was 150.'')
 ('''''Note:''''' ''The results table may not look the same as the one pictured below. This is '''not necessary''', but the results table output format can be adjusted in the [[Global Settings#Results/Output Format|global settings menu]]. Length of straight was used in this tutorial.'')
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 ==='''Step 11'''===
-Auto fix, too short end
+[[File:mancheck18.png|right|350px]]Next, the length of the last length/distance after the last bend is too short. The problem description states that the  end is '''29 units too short'''.

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 Now, the part will be designed. '''Enter the coordinates''' as shown below.
-Enter '''145''' into the far left field, enter '''99''' into the upper middle field, and enter '''250''' into the right field. See image below.
+Enter '''150''' into the far left field, enter '''200''' into the upper middle field, and enter '''350''' into the right field. See image below.
 [[File:mancheck10.png]]
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 ==='''Step 10'''===
-[[File:mancheck14.png|right|350px]]The first issue with the part design is the length of the first straight/distance before the first bend. The problem description states that the part is '''84 units too short''' at the start.
+[[File:mancheck14.png|right|350px]]The '''first issue''' with the part design is the length of the first straight/distance before the first bend. The problem description states that the starting length is '''79 units too short'''. (''In '''[[Manufacture Checking#Step 3|step 3]]''', the minimum length allowed at the beginning of the part was 150.'')

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 ==='''Step 3'''===
-The '''die limitations/minimum distances''' are on the far right side of the window, as shown in the image below. The shortest amount of material allowed before, after, and between bends with and without rotations can be specified.
+The '''die limitations/minimum distances''' are on the far right side of the window, as shown in the image below. The shortest amount of straight material allowed before, after, and between bends with and without rotations can be specified. Keep in mind that these measurements only include the straight/unbent material before and between the bends.
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 ==='''Step 9'''===
-'''Click on one of these warning icons'''. This will open a window that will contain a chart of each error in the part design.
+'''Click on one of these warning icons'''. This will open a window that will contain a chart of each error in the part design. There should be '''three different problems listed here''': too short at start, too short at end, and too short between bends. In the last column, notice how the first two errors have auto-fixes available.