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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle"> Frame tool</div>
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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">Options</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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      <p class="para_topic">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard Frame Tool</b> to create a border around a formboard to help orient the formboard such that it fits appropriately on a specified board size for manufacturing or to bound keep&ndash;out areas on the formboard.
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               <p class="para_th">Button</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Open Pattern File</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Delete Pattern</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Add/Edit Rectangle</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Frame</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Place Frame</b></p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Step 1:</div>
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               <p class="para_td">State</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You have selected the frame tool button, or the first selection step has been chosen.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Cue</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specify frame.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Status</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OK</b> is sensitive until both selection steps have been completed. If all steps are complete, then the frame places at the defined location and the dialog box dismisses.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> is sensitive until both selections complete. It will place the frame at the defined location, reset all selection steps and restart the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> closes the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list box contains frames defined in the ugroute_elec.apv file and the definitions of frames placed in the current formboard part. A selection from this list implies that you want to create a new frame.
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               <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Existing Frames</b> list box contains the names of frames currently placed in the formboard part. A selection from this list implies that you want to edit an existing frame.
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               <p class="para_td">If you click on <b class="uiTerm">Open Pattern File</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/open.gif" border="0">, a file selection dialog box with the filter set to *.cgm, *.prt, (if not running Teamcenter ) will open and allows you to select a template file. When a file is selected, one of two things will happen:
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               <p class="para_td">1. If you select a line in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list, then a new line will appear in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list box.
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               <p class="para_td">2. If you select a line in the <b class="uiTerm">Existing Frames</b> list, then that frame will replace with one based on the template file and placed at the same location.
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               <p class="para_td">If you click on <b class="uiTerm">Add/Edit Rectangle</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/add.gif" border="0"> or press return from the <b class="uiTerm">Width</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Height</b> boxes then one of two things will happen:
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               <p class="para_td">1. If you select a line in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list, then a line is added to the <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list corresponding to a rectangle with the specified dimensions. This line is selected.
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               <p class="para_td">2. If you select a line in the <b class="uiTerm">Existing Frames</b> list, then that frame will replace with a rectangular frame of the proper dimensions.
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               <p class="para_td">If you select an existing frame (either from the graphics window or from the <b class="uiTerm">Existing Frames</b> list box) and click <b class="uiTerm">Delete Frame</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/delete.gif" border="0">, then that frame will delete.
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               <p class="para_td">You can also select existing frames from this step and drag them to a new location.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Any selection in the <b class="uiTerm">Existing Frames</b> list will deselect anything selected in the <b class="uiTerm">Available Frames</b> list and vice versa.
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               <p class="para_td">Move to the <b class="uiTerm">Place Frame</b> step by clicking the button.
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               <p class="para_td">State</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You have selected the <b class="uiTerm">Frame Tool</b> button.
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               <p class="para_td">Cue</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Place frame.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OK</b> is insensitive until both selection steps have been completed. If all steps are complete, then the frame is placed at the defined location and the dialog box is dismissed.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> is insensitive until both selection steps have been completed. It will place the frame at the defined location, reset all selection steps and restart the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> closes the dialog box.
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               <p class="para_td">During this step, a temporary display of the frames selected in step 1 places at the cursor position. Definition of a point on the screen will place the frame at that point. Successive definition of points will move the frame to new locations. The system bases the placement of the frames on the center of pattern files and the lower left hand corner of rectangles (to agree with current frame behavior).</p>
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      <p class="para_division">An <b class="uiTerm">Undo</b> mark will be set just prior to displaying this dialog box. If there are no actions pending, then the <b class="uiTerm">Undo</b> mark will be deleted.
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