Specifications
CHAPTER 2: DESIGN ENTRY
CREATING A PROJECT
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Figure 3. Revisions Dialog Box
Creating a revision does not affect the source design files for the project. You 
can create a revision, set it as the current revision for the design, and then 
make assignments and settings for the entity. This feature allows you to 
create different settings and assignments for the same design entity and save 
those settings as different revisions for comparison. Each revision has a 
corresponding report file that you can open to view and compare the results 
of the effects of settings and assignments changes against other revisions. 
You can also use the Compare Revisions dialog box, which is available from 
the Revisions dialog box, to compare the results of compilations with 
different revisions. The Compare Revisions dialog box has a Results tab 
and an Assignments tab. By default, the comparison shows all revisions for 
the project, but you can also customize the comparison by selecting which 










