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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle">Descriptor Characteristics</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Descriptor Characteristics</b> dialog box to define or modify routing part characteristics. A <b class="uiTerm">Descriptor Characteristic</b> defined in a qualified part is copied by the <b class="uiTerm">Place Part</b> operation onto the occurrence of the part in the assembly. Examples of typical <b class="uiTerm">Descriptor Characteristics</b> are <b class="uiTerm">Material</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Manufacturer</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Color</b>, etc.
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      <p class="para_topic">You may use part descriptor characteristics along with <b class="uiTerm">Part Table Descriptor Characteristics</b>, assigned through the <b class="uiTerm">Part Table</b> mechanism.&nbsp;However, if the same characteristic is defined by both methods, the one defined in the part by <b class="uiTerm">Qualify Part</b>, as described here, is used.
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               <p class="para_td">State</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You have chosen the <b class="uiTerm">Descriptor Characteristics</b> button or right&ndash;click menu option.
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               <p class="para_td">Cue</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify <b class="uiTerm">Part Descriptor Characteristics</b>.
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               <p class="para_td">Status</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defaults</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The characteristics stored on the selected object will list.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OK</b> updates the single edited characteristic, and exits the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> updates the single edited characteristic.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> returns to the previous dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td">Visibility</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can only select one item in the characteristics list box at a time.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sensitivity</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Remove</b> button deletes the selected characteristic.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OK</b> updates the selected characteristic, and exits the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> updates the selected characteristic.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> exits the dialog box, and returns to the previous dialog box.
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