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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Overview</div>
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               <p class="para_td">Overview</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingadmin/app_part.html');return(false);">Options</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingadmin/app_variable.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Within Routing, each routing application is defined by an application view. An application view selects specific Routing capabilities, which are available to a routing application and specifies customizable options. Application views are maintained by a Routing Applications Administrator (see <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingadmin/view_overview.html');return(false);">Application View Files</a> for formats).
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      <div class="title_division">Application View concepts</div>
      <p class="para_division">Applications views have the following capabilities:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define Possible Drive Curves</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Limits the types of curves (lines, arcs, and splines), which may be used to define paths.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define Possible Corner Types</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Limits the types of corners that may to applied (bend, miter).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Choose the Part Library Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can use ordinary file selection or the Entry Level Part Library to select standard parts.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define a Default Stock Style</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines how the stock is modeled.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define a Default Corner</p>
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               <p class="para_td">May be assigned automatically while creating paths.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define a Design Rules File</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Definitions are listed in this file.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define Characteristic Synonyms</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines custom names for standard values required by Routing.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define Routing Callbacks</p>
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               <p class="para_td">User-defined or standard process specific functions, which are called after specific Routing operations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define User Preferences</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define default values, which are used to select standard parts and they permit the definition of user defined characteristics.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Define System Interfaces</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Are external programs, which are accessed from the Routing toolbar.</p>
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