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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Routing finds different solutions for the placement of the part based on the ports of the parts and the selected destination object. The arrows at the bottom of the <b class="uiTerm">Place Part</b> dialog lets you choose which placement solution to use from the solution set. The <b class="uiTerm">Status</b> line shows the number assigned to the current solution and how many solutions are in the set.
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Restart</b> button <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_restart.gif" border="0"> sets the current solution to the first solution in the solution set.
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Previous</b> button <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_previous.gif" border="0"> sets the current solution to the previous solution. 
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Next</b> button <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_next.gif" border="0"> sets the current solution to the next solution. This button sets the current solution to the first solution if the current solution is the last solution. Clicking on the graphics screen is equivalent to pressing the  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_next.gif" border="0"> button.
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      <p class="para_division">If you place a stock component part using <b class="uiTerm">Place Part</b>, the behavior of the placed part is different from that of a non&ndash;stock component. When placed, the path that defines the stock component creates in the work part, and it makes the component associative to that path. This is equivalent to creating a path in the work part and assigning stock to that path. 
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                  <p class="para_note_body">This functionality does not apply to <b class="uiTerm">Legacy Stock</b> mode.
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