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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Formboard annotation types</div>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The following table shows the types of annotations that can be created using the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard Annotation</b> tool.
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               <p class="para_th">Name</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Format Type</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Component</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_COMPONENT_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Any column in the connection list, any NX attribute or routing characteristic value on the part, as well as any expression in the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This annotation type is used to create an annotation which is a listing of the records in the connection list that this component participates in.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Wire Bundle</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_WIRE_BUNDLE_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Any column in the connection list, as well as any expression in the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This annotation lists each of the records in the connection list that represents a wire that traverses through a segment.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Nodal Path</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_NODAL_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">first_node_name &ndash; name of the first node.</p>
               <p class="para_td">second_node_name &ndash; name of the second node.</p>
               <p class="para_td">diameter &ndash; diameter of the stock between the two nodes.</p>
               <p class="para_td">path_length &ndash; length of the path between the node nodes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This annotation lists information about two selected nodes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Angular Dimension</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_ANG_DIM_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Not used.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This annotation type creates an angular drafting dimension between two selected segments. There is a maximum of four columns for this annotation type. Each of the columns corresponds to an appended text position. The first column is at the top position, the second column is at the bottom, the third as the left and the fourth is at the right.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Connector</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_CONNECTOR_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Any column in the component list, any NX attribute or routing characteristic on the part, as well as any expression in the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Creates an annotation consisting of the entry in the component list that corresponds to a selected component.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Clock</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_CLOCK_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">A special symbol creates indicating the clocking angle of the component with respect to a backshell, as well as the angle of the backshell with respect to the xy plane.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Component CGM</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_FACE_CGM_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Used for importing a CGM file that is associated with the connector. This CGM is usually an annotated end face view of the connector.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Component Pattern</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_FACE_PATTERN_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Used for importing a NX pattern part file that is associated with the connector. This part is usually an annotated end face view of the connector.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Pin Listing</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_PIN_ANN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">fmbd_from_pin &ndash; the pin on the selected connector.</p>
               <p class="para_td">fmbd_comp &ndash; the component that the pin routes to.</p>
               <p class="para_td">fmbd_conn &ndash; the connector that the pin routes to.</p>
               <p class="para_td">fmbd_to_pin &ndash; the pin on the connector the selected connector routes to. All values mentioned for the Component annotation, except from_comp, from_conn, from_port, to_comp, to_conn, and to_port.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This annotation is equivalent to the Port Report functionality found in Routing Electrical.</p>
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      </table><br><div class="title_division">Formboard report types</div>
      <p class="para_division">The following table shows the types of annotations you can create using the <b class="uiTerm">Formboard Report</b> tool.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cutsheet</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_CUTSHEET_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Any column in the connection list, as well as any expression in the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This report lists all of the records in the connection list.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Part List</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_PART_LIST_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">unique_part_name &mdash; the name of the component listed. unique_part_count &mdash; the count (number of instances) of the component listed. unique_part_description &mdash; description of the component (pulled from the connection list).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Use this report for displaying a list of the components in the part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">CGM File</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_CGM_FILE_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Imports a CGM file into the part, allows for origin placement, and associates all of the CGM geometry into a group.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Component</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AUTO_COMPONENT_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See Component Annotation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Component</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Connector</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AUTO_CONNECTOR_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See Connector Annotation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Connector</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Clock</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AUTO_CLOCK_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Clock</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list that clocks with a backshell.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Component CGM</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AYTO_FACE_CGM_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Component CGM</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Component Pattern</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AUTO_FACE_PATTERN_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">None.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Component Pattern</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list.
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Nodal Report</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_NODAL_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See Nodal Path.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Generates a single annotation where each line is a pairing of the adjacent nodes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Auto Pin Listing</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">FMBD_AUTO_PIN_REPT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See Pin Listing.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Automatically places a <b class="uiTerm">Pin Listing</b> annotation at each connector listed in the connection list.
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