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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Routing Mechanical understands the meaning of many characteristics. If you define these characteristics, they may control certain behaviors. These characteristics include:</p>
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               <p class="para_td">BOLT_DIA</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In Routing Mechanical <b class="uiTerm">Flange Placement</b> callback, used to determine the type of bolts to be included as unmodeled hardware. Defined in the gasket part table.
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               <p class="para_td">BOLT_LEN</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In Routing Mechanical <b class="uiTerm">Flange Placement</b> callback, used to determine the type of bolts to be included as unmodeled hardware. Calculated by the callback program.
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               <p class="para_td">BW</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Standing for <b class="uiTerm">Butt Weld</b>, is used by Routing Mechanical to determine flange type for compatibility design rule processing.
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               <p class="para_td">CABLE_LOCATION</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Location of a flat cable in a stack of flat cables (future).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CLASS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The class of a mechanical fitting (300, 600, etc.).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">COLOR</p>
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               <p class="para_td">You can specify the color of stock in the stock part table by defining this characteristics.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">COMPONENT_NAME</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The name assigned to a component.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CONNECTION_TYPE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For a Routing Mechanical fitting, the type of flange to flange connection (<b class="uiTerm">Flange</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Butt Weld</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Socket Weld</b>, etc.). This characteristic is used by the default <b class="uiTerm">Connection Compatibility</b> design rule and the example <b class="uiTerm">Piping Place Part Callback</b> program.
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               <p class="para_td">CUT_BACK_LENGTH</p>
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               <p class="para_td">On an Routing Electrical multiport, the distance from the multiport origin, along the connecting segment, at which <b class="uiTerm">Create Terminal</b> breaks out the terminal segments from the bundle.
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               <p class="para_td">CUT_ELBOW_ANG</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical <b class="uiTerm">Cut Elbow</b>, the angle at which the elbow is cut. Elbow parts must have this characteristic for the cut elbow function to succeed.
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               <p class="para_td">DESCRIPTION</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing <b class="uiTerm">BOM</b>, the values are placed in the description box of the parts list. Typically, Description is defined as an <b class="uiTerm">Applied Characteristic</b>, by combining several others characteristics and text in the fitting part tables. See sample PTB files for examples.
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               <p class="para_td">DIAMETER</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Used by the <b class="uiTerm">Bend Corner</b> function and the <b class="uiTerm">Design Rules</b>DIAMETER typically has the actual value of the outer diameter of a pipe or tube, as opposed to NPS, which is the nominal diameter.
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               <p class="para_td">ELBOW_ANG</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, the angle of the standard elbow, usually 45&deg; or 90&deg;. This drives the geometry of the elbow part family members.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">ENGAGE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The value of the engagement distance for a port (overrides the port's <b class="uiTerm">Engagement Distance</b> value if defined).
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               <p class="para_td">EXTENSION_LENGTH</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The value of the extension length of a port (overrides the port's <b class="uiTerm">Extension Length</b> value if defined).
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               <p class="para_td">FACE_DEP</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, specifies the face depth for a raised faced flange.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FACE_TYPE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, specifies a flange face type as RF (raised face), RJ (ring joint), or FF (flat face).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FLANGE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In Routing Mechanical, determines if the fitting has a flange (same as FLANGED).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FLANGED</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In Routing Mechanical, determines if the fitting has a flange (same as FLANGE).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">FLANGE_THK</p>
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               <p class="para_td">In Routing Mechanical, gives the thickness the flange on a flanged fitting.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">GASKET</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, assigned to a port, determines that the connection requires a gasket.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Provides the value of gender, either male or female. &nbsp;Used by design rules.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">HEIGHT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The height of a rectangular stock.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">LENGTH_ADDITION</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Electrical, a characteristic of a port that adds a length to any wire connected to that point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MEMBER_NAME</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The name of the part family member of a fitting or stock provided by the part table.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">MIN_BEND_RADIUS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The minimum bend radius of a stock. If present, overrides the preference value used for all stocks.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">NPS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, gives the nominal pipe size of a fitting or pipe.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">NUMBER_OF</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing <b class="uiTerm">BOM</b>, specifies the number of unmodeled hardware items to add to the parts list (such as 6 bolts).
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               <p class="para_td">NUM_BOLTS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical <b class="uiTerm">Flange Placement</b> callback, specifies the number of bolts required for a flange&ndash;to&ndash;flange connection (define in the gasket part table).
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               <p class="para_td">NUTS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical <b class="uiTerm">Flange Placement</b> callback, specifies if the bolts or studs are with or without nuts. Value is either Yes or No.
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               <p class="para_td">OD</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The outside diameter of a stock, usually used for tubing stock.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">OVERSTOCK_TYPE</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The type of overstock (wrapped, flagged, sleeved, or fixed). Characteristic is used to aid in selection during overstock assignment.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">PART_NAME</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The name of the family template part file from which a member (MEMBER_NAME) creates. If the MEMBER_NAME column is not present in the part table file, the PART_NAME is merely the name of a non&ndash;part family template part.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">PART_NUMBER</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The part number assigned to a fitting or stock (may appear in the parts list).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">RATING</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Mechanical, the pressure rating of a fitting or pipe.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">REFERENCE_SET</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The name of the reference set to be used in a <b class="uiTerm">Place Part</b> operation (if not defined, <b class="uiTerm">Entire Part</b> is used).
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               <p class="para_td">RUN_ID</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The identifier assigned to every member of a defined run. The value for all members of the run (both stock and components) is the value given as the run identifier string.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">RUN_POSITION</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The identifier assigned to every member of a defined run assigned by the <b class="uiTerm">Run Numbering</b> plug&ndash;in program. The value for each member of the run (both stock and components) has a unique value within the run.
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               <p class="para_td">SPOOL_ID</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The identifier assigned to every member of a defined spool. The value for all members of the spool (both stock and components) is the value given as the spool identifier string during <b class="uiTerm">Detect Spools</b> process.
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               <p class="para_td">SPOOL_POSITION</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The identifier assigned to every member of a defined run assigned by the <b class="uiTerm">Spool Numbering</b> plug&ndash;in program.
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               <p class="para_td">STOCK_PART_ID</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Electrical, this identifies the name of the characteristic (typically OD) associated with the wire stock that should be used to determine if 2 stocks are equivalent when there is no other characteristic (such as PART_NUMBER) available.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">UNIQUE_ID</p>
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               <p class="para_td">For Routing Electrical, used to designate the identifier of a device and to designate the pin name of a port.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">WEIGHT</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Used to set the mass properties for stock and fittings.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">WEIGHT_UNITS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the units of the WEIGHT characteristics.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">WIDTH</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The width of a rectangular stock.</p>
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