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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/frmbrd_over.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_frmbrd_tips.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Wiring toolbar formboard buttons</div>
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      <p class="para_division">Choosing this button from the Wiring toolbar invokes the formboard application. This button is only visible if the current work part is a formboard assembly or is a valid routed wiring assembly.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">If the work part is a formboard assembly, the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard</b> toolbar displays. All formboard editing tools are available.
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            <p class="para_item">If the work part is a valid routed wiring assembly but not a formboard assembly, the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard</b> toolbar displays but the formboard editing buttons are inactive.
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_frmbrd_create.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">New Formboard</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Initiates the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard Creation</b> dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_frmbrd_rotate_brn.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Orient Bundles</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This allows any bundle in the formboard assembly to rotate about a junction point. Typically, you should use this when the formboard lays out according to a manufacturing requirement rather than a 3D assembly requirement.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_frmbrd_modifypath_geo.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Modify Path</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This tool allows you to manipulate the layout of the formboard model to fit it into a frame for manufacturing.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_frame_tool.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Frame Tool</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This tool generates a rectangular frame in the formboard model. This frame helps you size the formboard model to fit within a designated area.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_insert_ann_tools.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Insert Annotation Tool</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">This allows you to create annotations, both static and dynamic, to place on the formboard assembly. The dynamic annotations are limited to bundle lengths, wire content, node dimensions and diameter.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_fmbdnode_tool.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Insert Node</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can place nodes on the formboard at locations helpful in identifying certain characteristics of a harness. Typical locations for a node are a junction point and bundle end point.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">Nodes are typically located at the location of a routing control point (RCP).</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_formbrd_report_tool.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Formboard Report</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">By selecting this tool, you can create user&ndash;defined data and place it on the formboard assembly. This function operates identically to the reporting tool found in Routing Electrical.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/wiring_wire_fix_discrep_dialog.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Synchronize Formboard</b></a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Synchronization</b> tool identifies the differences between the original 3D model and the formboard model.
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