XYZ Designer Tutorial - Revision history

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 ==='''Step 1'''===
-First, a '''new XYZ part design''' needs to be started. On the start up page, click the '''XYZ designer''' button. [[File:xyztut3.png]]
+First, a '''new XYZ part design''' needs to be started. On the start up page, click the '''XYZ designer''' button. [[File:xyzicon.png]]
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 As each set of coordinate values are supplied, '''the 3D part model will be generated in the [[Graphical Display|graphical display]] to the right'''. Once all coordinates are entered, the complete part will be shown. The part's bend information will also be generated in the '''results table at the top of the window'''. See the image below.
-Depending on the options chosen in the [[Global Settings#Results/Output Format|results/output format]] and [[Global Settings#Results/Output Settings|results/output settings]] tabs in the [[Global Settings|global settings menu]], the results table may look slightly different.
+Depending on the options chosen in the [[Program Settings#Results/Output Format|results/output format]] and [[Program Settings#Results/Output Settings|results/output settings]] tabs in the [[Program Settings|program settings menu]], the results table may look slightly different.

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 ==='''Step 7'''===
 As each set of coordinate values are supplied, '''the 3D part model will be generated in the [[Graphical Display|graphical display]] to the right'''. Once all coordinates are entered, the complete part will be shown. The part's bend information will also be generated in the '''results table at the top of the window'''. See the image below.
 [[File:xyztut11.png|600px]]

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-'''Choose a die''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the die icon. '''Select the 100mm die''' from the list, as shown in the image below. ('''''Note:''''' ''This die was made in the Die Library Tutorial. If this die is not shown in the die selection menu, please complete the die library tutorial before proceeding.'')
+'''Choose a die''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the die icon. '''Select the 100mm die''' from the list, as shown in the image below. ('''''Note:''''' ''This die was made in the [[Die Library Tutorial]]. If this die is not shown in the die selection menu, please complete the die library tutorial before proceeding.'')
 [[File:temptut8.png]]
-'''Choose a material''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the material icon. '''Select the 50mm material''' from the list, as shown in the image below. ('''''Note:''''' ''This material was made in the Material Library Tutorial. If this material is not shown in the material selection menu, please complete the material library tutorial before proceeding.'')
+'''Choose a material''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the material icon. '''Select the 50mm material''' from the list, as shown in the image below. ('''''Note:''''' ''This material was made in the [[Material Library Tutorial]]. If this material is not shown in the material selection menu, please complete the material library tutorial before proceeding.'')
 [[File:temptut9.png]]

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 ==='''Step 7'''===
-As each set of coordinate values are supplied, '''the 3D part model will be generated in the [[Graphical Display|graphical display]] to the right'''. Once all coordinates are entered, the complete part will be shown. The part's bend information will also be generated in the results table at the top of the window. See the image below.
+As each set of coordinate values are supplied, '''the 3D part model will be generated in the [[Graphical Display|graphical display]] to the right'''. Once all coordinates are entered, the complete part will be shown. The part's bend information will also be generated in the '''results table at the top of the window'''. See the image below.
 [[File:xyztut11.png|600px]]

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	'''Choose the amount of bends''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the bend number icon. '''Select the number 3''' from the list as shown in the image below.		'''Choose the amount of bends''' by clicking the drop down menu next to the bend number icon. '''Select the number 3''' from the list as shown in the image below.

−	[[File:xyztut7.png~~\|150px~~]]	+	[[File:xyztut7.png]]

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 [[File:xyztut12.png|right|400px]]This tutorial will step through the process of designing a part (''Shown to the right'') in the XYZ part designer interface.
-While designing a part in the [[XYZ Designer|XYZ designer]], the die, material, and XYZ coordinates are provided to design the part.
+While designing a part in the [[XYZ Designer|XYZ designer]], the die, material, number of bends, and XYZ coordinates are provided to design the part.
 '''''Note:''''' ''This tutorial will use millimeters as the measurement units.''

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	This tutorial will step through the process of designing a part in the XYZ part designer interface.		This tutorial will step through the process of designing a part in the XYZ part designer interface.

−	While designing a part in the [[XYZ Designer\|XYZ designer]], the die, material, and XYZ coordinates are provided to design the part.	+	While designing a part in the [[XYZ Designer\|XYZ designer]], the die, material, and XYZ coordinates are provided to design the part.
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		+	'''''Note:''''' ''This tutorial will use millimeters as the measurement units.''

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 '''Enter the exact coordinates''' shown in the image below.
-'''''Tip:''''' ''While the cursor is in the last cell of a row, hitting the tab key on the keyboard will generate the previous row's values in the next row.''
+'''''Tip:''''' ''Hitting the tab key will move the cursor to the next available cell. While the cursor is in the last cell of a row, hitting the tab key on the keyboard will move the cursor and generate the previous row's values in the next row.''
 [[File:xyztut9.png]]