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Create/Modify General Part

(Template Builder) Build → Parts → General Part → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies a general part. Learn about General Parts.

For the option:	Do the following:
General Part Name	If creating a general part, enter the name of the general part. If modifying a general part, enter its database name. Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.
Type (only in create mode)	Select one of the following: ■left/right - Define either the left or the right general part, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite general part by default. ■single - Define a nonsymmetric general part.
Location Dependency	Select one of the following: ■User-entered Location ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Centered Between Coordinates ■Located Along An Axis ■Located On A Line ■Location Input Communicator See a Summary of Location Dependency Options. With any of the above options, Location defines the initial Cartesian coordinates of the origin of the part’s Body Coordinate System (BCS) with repect to the Global Coordinate System (GCS).
Orientation Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Orientation From Coordinate ■Parallel To Axis ■Oriented In Plane ■Orient To Zpoint-Xpoint ■Orient Axis Along Line ■Orient Axis To Point ■User entered values ■Orientation Input Communicator ■Toe/Camber See a Summary of Orientation Dependency Options.
Mass	Enter the mass of the general part.
Ixx/Iyy/Izz	Enter the values that define the moments of inertia components of the general part. The inertia reference frame is parallel to BCS at the center of mass (CM) location.
Off-Diagonal Terms	Select to display and undisplay the Ixy/Izx/Iyz text boxes.
Sprung Mass %	Enter percentage contribution of part total mass into sprung mass. (Used only for SVC event)
If you select Off-Diagonal Terms, your template-based product displays the following options:
Ixy/Izx/Iyz (optional)	Enter the values that define the products of inertia components of the general part. The inertia reference frame is parallel to BCS at the center of mass (CM) location.
CM Location Relative to Part (optional)	Enter the x, y, and z values of the location offset. You can offset the center of mass and inertia markers of the general part a specified distance from the general part's Body Coordinate System location. Learn about Markers.
If you set Density to Material, your template-based product displays the following option:
Material Type	Select a material type from the list of materials currently defined. When you select a material, your template-based product uses the density defined for that material to calculate the general part's mass and inertia properties.
If you set Density to User-Entered, your template-based product displays the following option:
Density Value	Enter a density that your template-based product will use to calculate the general part's mass and inertia properties.
(only in create mode)	Select to display the calculated mass and inertia into the respective fields. See Calculate Mass dialog box help.
	Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments: ■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box. ■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box. Learn about Recording Comments.