# Custom Router button types

> Every button type the Routing Presets panel offers for a Custom Router, from Take and Release to source, destination, and preset buttons.

This page lists every button type you can place in a Custom Router . You drag them in from the Routing Presets panel, opened from the Routing tab in the position editor's sidebar. See Build a focused routing panel with Custom Router for a hands-on walkthrough using a subset of these. Utilities Button What it does Take Routes the currently selected source and destination, or a selected routing preset if one is selected instead. Release Releases the selected destination. Release Project Releases the selected project's claimed resources. Archive Project Archives the selected project. Clear Selection Clears both the selected source and destination. Clear Source Clears only the selected source. Clear Destination Clears only the selected destination. Clear Project Clears the selected project. Clear Routing Preset Clears a selected routing preset. Clear Preset Clears a selected matching preset. Reset Resets the whole Custom Router context: selection, levels, tally, project, and preset. Labels Read-only text buttons that display the router's current state, rather than acting on it: Selected Source , Selected Destination , Active Source , Active Destinations . Buttons of this kind also exist to switch which label type (User, Setup, Installation, Ext Custom Label, or Name) the panel's other buttons display. Levels One button per level ( Video , Audio , Data ) that toggles whether that level is currently active for the router. An active level highlights. Projects One button per project that isn't archived, generated automatically from your current projects. Pressing one toggles it as the router's selected project. A selected project's button highlights. Routing Presets One button per saved routing preset (called a salvo internally). Choose the button's behavior with Preset Button Type : Direct Take : pressing the button executes that routing preset immediately. Select Preset : pressing the button selects the preset without executing it, so a separate Take button can confirm it. Virtual Matching Presets One button per configured virtual matching preset, for pattern-matching routes between virtual shapes. Pressing one toggles it as the router's selected matching preset. Source and destination buttons Generated from your actual routing resources, grouped as Physical Source , Physical Destination , Virtual→Virtual Sources , Virtual→Virtual Destinations , Virtual Source Edges , and Virtual Destination Edges . Each is a real port or bundle you drag into the router. Source Button Type and Destination Button Type at the top of the panel choose how these buttons look and behave once placed: Source variant What it shows or does Normal Selection Selection, compatibility, contribution, and tally marks together. Simple Selection Selection only, in a larger text layout. Direct Take (Highlight Active) Takes immediately on press; highlights when it's the active source. Simple Direct Take (Highlight Active) Same, in a larger text layout. Direct Take (Red Tally) Takes immediately; shows red tally state. Direct Take (Green Tally) Takes immediately; shows green tally state. Direct Take (Red and Green Tally) Takes immediately; shows both tally colors. Destination variant What it shows or does Normal Selection Selection, compatibility, active source, and tally marks together. Select Destination Selection only, in a larger text layout. Where to go next Build a focused routing panel with Custom Router using a Take button and source and destination buttons. Understand Custom Routers for the take modes and control modes these buttons operate under.