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General Part Wizard

(Template Builder) Build → Parts → General Part → Wizard            Shared Dialog Box
Creates a general part and its geometry all within one step. Learn about General Parts.
The wizard provides an easier interface than specifying the entities separately.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
General Part Name
Enter a name for the general part.
Type
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.
Geometry Type
Select one of the following:
If you set Geometry Type to Arm, your template-based product displays the following options:
Coordinate Reference #1/2/3
Specify three Coordinate References to define the corners of the triangle representing the arm.
Thickness
Specify the thickness of the arm part.
Color
Select a color for the arm part graphic.
If you set Geometry Type to Link, your template-based product displays the following options:
Coordinate Reference #1/2
Specify two hardpoints or construction frames to define the ends of the link.
Radius
Specify the radius of the link part.
Color
Select a color for the link part graphic.
Density
Select one of the following:
■Material - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from the density value for the material you selected.
■User Entered - Calculate the mass and inertia properties from a user-entered density.
If you set Density to Material, your template-based product displays the following option:
Material Type
Select a material type your template-based product should use 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 the density your template-based product should use to calculate the general part's mass and inertia properties.
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.