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Punch/Trim Curve 
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Select Die Design > Strip Tools > Punch/Trim Curve from the menu bar.
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Select Punch/Trim Curve from the following Die Design Guide: Die Strip Design Guide.
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Select Information in the Strip Popup Menu (when in the Strip Forming Shape environment).
Define a contour that will be used to mark a punch or to trim the strip.
Use this function to create a closed contour (by selecting a closed and planar composite curve) in order to define a punch. The system finds a closed loop from all displayed edges/curves lying in the defined plane (within the specified tolerance).
This function is the same as the Composite Curve function with the 2D Single Indication option; see the Composite Curve > 2D Single Indication option for details of how to use this function. The information in this topic is specific to Punch/Trim Curve.
The Punch/Trim Curve function differs from the Composite Curve > 2D Single Indication option in the following ways:
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If the Punch/Trim Curve function is openedopened from the menu bar, the feature is defined in the active part.
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If the Punch/Trim Curve function is opened from the Guide or the popup menu, the feature is defined in the Strip Part and appears at the beginning of the Feature Tree.
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In the Punch/Trim Curve function, only the first two blank stations are displayed (the remaining stations are temporarily hidden) and you are prompted to pick a point (Single Indication) to create the closed contour.
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