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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Minimum bend radius</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">The <b class="uiTerm">Minimum Bend Radius</b> design rule checks that a bend is not too tight, based on the current bundle diameter.
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      <p class="para_topic">The minimum is based on a ratio of curvature to the bundle diameter. This minimum ratio is specified in the Application View as <code>ROUTE_ELEC_MIN_BEND_RADIUS_COEFF</code> in the PREFERENCES block of the Application View (ugroute_elec.apv).
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      <p class="para_topic">If <code>ROUTE_ELEC_MIN_BEND_RADIUS_COEFF</code> is not defined, the default value is set to 0.5, requiring the radius of curvature never be less than half the bundle diameter. This is the smallest ratio allowed.
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      <div class="title_division">Minimum wire length</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Minimum Wire Length</b> design rule checks that no wire is routed such that its length is less than a given value. This minimum value is specified in the Application View as <code>ROUTE_ELEC_MIN_WIRE_LENGTH</code> in the PREFERENCES block of the Application View.
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      <div class="title_division">Connection compatibility</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Connection Compatibility</b> design rule checks that connected objects are compatible. These include part&ndash;to&ndash;part connections and part&ndash;to&ndash;stock connections. Three characteristics are checked for compatibility between the connected objects. <b class="uiTerm">SIZE</b> (or Diameter), <b class="uiTerm">GENDER</b> and <b class="uiTerm">CONNECTION_TYPE</b>. <b class="uiTerm">SIZE</b> and <b class="uiTerm">CONNECTION_TYPE</b> must be equal on both ports. <b class="uiTerm">GENDER</b> must not be equal. There is no customization preference associated with the <b class="uiTerm">Connection Compatibility</b> design rule.
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