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               <p class="para_td">Defines a design rule and a short description or rule name.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The library in which the function resides. For custom design rules this would be a file produced by the Open C Author. For design rules provided by NX this is the key word INTERNAL.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines the mode(s) in which this design rule executes. <b class="uiTerm">CONCURRENT</b> executes the rule after Routing <b class="uiTerm">Create</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> functions. <b class="uiTerm">INTERACTIVE</b> executes the rule when the designer chooses <b class="uiTerm">Interactive Check</b> on the Routing tool bar. <b class="uiTerm">BATCH</b> executes the rule when the designer chooses <b class="uiTerm">Batch Check</b> on the Routing tool bar. You can specify any combinations of modes.
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