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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use ports to specify how standard parts connect to other parts or to stock. Routing parts, such as valves and tees, may have any number of ports defined at specific locations, created through the <b class="uiTerm">Qualify Part</b> tool. You can define different types of ports, depending on the intended usage. The basic port types are <b class="uiTerm">Fitting</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Fixture</b>, and <b class="uiTerm">Multi-Port</b>, each having a slightly different display.
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      <div class="title_division">Fitting port</div>
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      <p class="para_division">Defines a single connection point on a Routing component. </p>
      <p class="para_division">Used in all routing functions, a fitting port defines connections between two or more Routing components or between Routing components and stock.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Allows placement of a part onto a Routing path without affecting the stock assigned to the path. Used for hangers, holders, clamps and any part used simply to prevent positional movement. Fixture ports do not make connections with other ports.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Used in Routing Electrical only, defines a single connection point that provides definition for many pin connections of a connector for the routing of wires. Each pin connection may have a physical location in which case it is termed a <b class="uiTerm">Terminal Port</b>. Terminal port locations may be individually defined to accurately determine exact wire lengths. If the pin connection name is not assigned a physical location then it is termed a <b class="uiTerm">Virtual Port</b>.
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