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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/paths_overview.html');return(false);">Paths Overview</a></p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use <b class="uiTerm">Unify Path</b> to replace stock and fittings based on descriptor characteristics associated with the Routing objects. 
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      <p class="para_topic">You can select the path or the Routing objects using the standard  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('routingtools/paths_routing.html');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Routing Object Selection</b></a> dialog box.
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      <p class="para_topic">The characteristics displayed on the dialog box are the union of all the unifying characteristics associated with all the selected objects. Unifying characteristics are characteristics that you see on the <b class="uiTerm">Select Part</b> dialog box when you select stock or fittings.
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      <p class="para_topic">After selecting one or more unifying characteristics, the dialog box will list the characteristics in a scrolled window, with a text box for entering a value and a push button next to each characteristic for listing a possible set of values.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">When you choose the right arrow button, the values display in a single selection list in the <b class="uiTerm">Characteristics Values</b> dialog box. The values listed depend on <b class="uiTerm">Values From</b> button.
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