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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Stock is the material that connects standard parts along a path in the routing. The Routing Mechanical or Routing Electrical applications determine what stock is for Piping stock is pipe, for Tubing stock is tubing, etc. Wiring is a special case where the stock represents bundles of wires and/or cables. Stock is modeled by sweeping profile curves along one or more segments. Stock may carry characteristics and be displayed with different levels of display detail.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">In NX 2, you may create stock as individual components, rather than simply solids in the current work part. There are two modes in which stock is created; <b class="uiTerm">Stock As Components</b> mode (<b class="uiTerm">SAC</b>) or <b class="uiTerm">Legacy Stock</b> mode (LS). Any pre-NX 2 part is in Legacy mode by default, unless converted to SAC mode. Once you convert a part to SAC mode, you will not be able to transform the part back into <b class="uiTerm">Legacy</b> mode. It is not required that a <b class="uiTerm">Legacy</b> mode part be converted to SAC mode &ndash; the Routing applications continue to support parts with stock in <b class="uiTerm">Legacy</b> mode.
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      <div class="title_division">Legacy stock</div>
      <p class="para_division">In <b class="uiTerm">Legacy Stock</b> (LS) mode, stock is modeled as a solid in the work part. LS does not show up in the <b class="uiTerm">Assemblies Parts List</b>, nor the Teamcenter <b class="uiTerm">BOM</b>. In Product Vision the stocks all show up in the work part. 
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      <div class="title_division">Stock as components</div>
      <p class="para_division">Stock is modeled as a component in the work part. Initially stock component parts have automatically generated part names. Consider these stock components as intermediate or temporary parts. Once the routing assembly is completed, rename these temporary stock component parts and make them permanent (or released) parts. Routing does not delete the temporary parts. Administration of temporary parts is up to the system administrator. Description of the conversion of temporary parts to permanent parts is in the  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/rename_stock.html');return(false);">Rename Stock</a> section. 
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      <p class="para_division">The following functionality is specific to <b class="uiTerm">SAC</b> mode: 
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            <p class="para_item">Reuse of components based on a user exit that specifies which component to use for a piece of stock.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Permanent name of components through a user exit, as well as the ability to change the component name manually.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Lock/unlock components through a user exit. &nbsp;This determines the modification of a stock component.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">The following sections in this topic specifically discuss how to assign stock, remove stock, control the display of stock, and orient stock. This section describes general procedures relating to stock. These operations are all performed through the <b class="uiTerm">Stock</b> dialog box, which is accessed by choosing the <b class="uiTerm">Stock</b> button from the Routing toolbar.
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      <p class="para_division">The wiring function assigns stock differently. Assign wires to paths through the <b class="uiTerm">Route List Navigator</b>, according to the imported connection list. The wiring function then calculates bundle diameters given the number and types of wire along each section of the path and assigns a bundle stock of appropriate size to each section. A new feature for the wiring function is the ability to assign <b class="uiTerm">Space Reservation</b> stock, which allows you to create a stock along the paths without requiring a connection list. Except for <b class="uiTerm">Space Reservation</b> and the assignment of overstock (dressings), most of this topic does not relate directly to the wiring function.
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