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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">Edit Line Segment</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use <b class="uiTerm">Edit Line Segment</b> to change the segment length, change the direction of length change, and to lock/unlock the segment length.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">You must enable <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Constraints</b> to use this functionality. To enable this dialog, set the <b class="uiTerm">Assemblies Positioning</b> interaction preference to <b class="uiTerm">Assembly Constraints</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">You can access the <b class="uiTerm">Edit Line Segment</b> dialog box from <b class="uiTerm">Edit&rarr;Routing Mechanical or Routing Electrical&rarr;Edit Line Segment</b>. You can also access the feature by selecting the segment first, then using the shortcut menu command <b class="uiTerm">Edit Line Segment</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">The undo marks for this dialog box have the title &ldquo;Edit Line Segment&rdquo;.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Dialog box</div>
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      <div class="title_figure">Dialog box initial state</div>
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                  <p class="para_td">Term</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">State</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">This is the initial state of the dialog box after launching from the menu bar. You have not selected a segment to edit.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Cue</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Select Line Segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Status</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defaults</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The first time the dialog box is launched, <b class="uiTerm">Select Line Segment</b> is highlighted, the <b class="uiTerm">Length</b> option defaults to 0, <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b> is not checked.
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                  <p class="para_td">Navigation Buttons</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> exits the dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_td">Visibility</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sensitivity</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The first time the dialog box is launched, <b class="uiTerm">Select Line Segment</b> is sensitive, <b class="uiTerm">Length</b> option is insensitive, <b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b> is insensitive, <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b> is insensitive. All the options that are insensitive become sensitive when a segment is selected.
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                  <p class="para_td">Selection</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">You can select any segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Actions</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Possible actions:</p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Select a segment.</p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> to exit the dialog box.
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      </table><br><p class="para_division">After a segment has been selected, a green check mark appears next to <b class="uiTerm">Select Line Segment</b> and the segment count indicates (1) to imply that one segment has been selected. All other options such as <b class="uiTerm">Length</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b> and <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b> are now sensitive.
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      <div class="title_figure">Dialog box in a sensitive state</div>
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                  <p class="para_td">Term</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">State</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Line segment has been selected.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Cue</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Define new parameters for line segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Status</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defaults</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Line Segment</b> is highlighted, the <b class="uiTerm">Length</b> option defaults to the current value of segment length, <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b> may or may not be checked depending on how the segment was initially created.
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                  <p class="para_td">Navigation Buttons</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">OKl</b> accepts the current values, set an undo mark and exists the dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Apply</b> accepts the current values, sets an undo mark and resets the dialog box to its initial state.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> performs an undo and exits the dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_td">Visibility</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">A green arrow on the segment indicates the direction of the length change and the current value of the segment length is displayed on the segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sensitivity</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">All of the following options are now sensitive:</p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Select Line Segment</b></p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Selection</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">You can select any segment and/or change the direction of length change by double clicking the green line arrow on the segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Actions</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Possible actions:</p>
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                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Select a different segment.</p>
                     </li>
                     <li>
                        <p class="para_item">Change parameters (<b class="uiTerm">Length</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Direction</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Lock/Unlock Length</b>) and select <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Apply</b>.
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                        <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Cancel</b> to exit the dialog box.
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Options</div>
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                  <p class="para_td">Option</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Allows you to change the value of the segment length by entering a different value in the dialog.</p>
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                              <p class="para_note_body">Other constraints might prevent the length to be changed to the desired value or other behavior.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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               <td bgcolor="#F4F4F4" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top">
                  <p class="para_td">Allows you to reverse the direction of the segment length change by clicking the <b class="uiTerm">Direction</b> button in the dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">When this option is checked, then the segment length is locked. When this option is unchecked, then the segment length is unlocked.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Settings</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Handles</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Description</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Length</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">A linear dimension handle is displayed at the end RCP of the segment. Dragging the linear dimension handle moves the control point to the new location when dragging finishes and changes the length of the segment.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Same handle as for <b class="uiTerm">Length</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">A linear dimension handle is displayed at the end RCP of the segment. Double clicking on the linear dimension handle changes the direction of length change.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">When you enable <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b>, the distance constraint is created fro the segment. When you disable <b class="uiTerm">Lock Length</b>, then the distance constraint will be deleted for the segment.
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