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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The system will only remove the cope feature when either the target sweep has been deleted, or a new cope corner stock order requires it, (for example, the stock order is changed from 1 2 to 2 1, in which case the cope feature on stock 2 will be deleted and a new cope feature is created on stock 1).</p>
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      <p class="para_division">We preserve the stock sweep as much as possible. If, for example, a stock style changed from <b class="uiTerm">Simple</b> to <b class="uiTerm">Center line</b>, the cope feature on this stock will be kept as suppressed, not deleted, because the target sweep is only suppressed in this instance. On the other hand, if you use this stock as tool stock for another cope feature, that feature will only be suppressed if all of its tool stocks are of center line style.
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      <div class="title_division">Update</div>
      <p class="para_division">The cope features update whenever the tool stocks or the target stock update. For example, if the stock style for one of its tool stocks changes from <b class="uiTerm">Simple</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Detailed</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Center&ndash;lined</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Simple</b>, the cope feature will be reapplied with the added sweep.
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      <div class="title_division">Time Stamp</div>
      <p class="para_division">Cope feature is known as a META&ndash;like feature because it is fully associated to its tools that are also features (sweep features). This can present time stamp problems that exhibit on features. For example, if a tool stock is modified (for example, coped to some other stocks) after a cope feature has been created, it is generally expected that this cope feature will reapply itself with the modified tool stock. This would require reordering of features. In a complicated routing model, this can cause circular dependency during update. You can usually avoid time stamp problems by applying features in a natural (logical) order.</p>
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