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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The default stock is not defined when you first start Routing Mechanical or Routing Electrical in an NX session. Establish the default stock by either setting it in <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> or by selecting a stock part during <b class="uiTerm">Assign Stock</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">You must select a stock part the first time you assign stock, if you have not assigned a default stock in <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>. This initial selection will set the default for both <b class="uiTerm">Assign Stock</b> and for <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b>. Subsequent stock selection during <b class="uiTerm">Assign Stock</b> will change the default for <b class="uiTerm">Assign Stock</b>, but will not affect the <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> setting for default stock. Once the establishing the default stock for <b class="uiTerm">Assign Stock</b> it is independent of the <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> setting.
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Create Path</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Heal Path</b> functions use the stock set in <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> for automatic stock assignment.
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