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startpart. file

create a new part named start.prt. Set all your settings like units and preferences in this part. save the part to your working directory or the directory containing the template files.


You can also use any other part as your start part.


Similarly create start parts for assembly, sheet metal etc.....
 
Its required b'coz again n again u dont want to add parameters n some relations to the new part which u will create.
 
A start part is not required, but it can be a significant time saver and make for more consistent models.


Say in every part you make you:

  1. <LI>Create default planes</LI>
    <LI>Create default CS</LI>
    <LI>Create several saved views</LI>
    <LI>Create several parameters</LI>


You can do all of this once and save it as a start part in a folder for 'templates', as PTC now calls them. You can do the same with assys.


You might have several'start parts' for common tasks as well. If you design a lot of springs, for example, you might have a start part with the basic compression spring features in it so all you have to do is change the basic dimensions. We have metric and English start parts here as another example.


Taking it a step farther, we include several common analyses and component interfaces in our start part. We also have an 'empty' rep built into our start assy.
 
Don't forgetlayers, Doug!
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Verge,


Doug will slice you into thin layers, rub salt and have fun for your comment.
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The start part is similar to PROTOTYPE drawings of AutoCAD. The start part, as the name suggests will contain all the settings and parametersthat will be required at the START of any design.


You can have Start parts for PARTS, Assemblies, Sheetmetal Parts and so on....
 
The first four features in any part should be three orthogonal planes and a coordinate system. This alone makes a startpart a timesaver. Why should these be the first four features? Every part needs them, and if they are the first four features, they have no parents in the model geometry, making them completely stable throughout the life of the part. You will never have a regeneration failure due to these features: learn to use them whenever possible (and appropriate) for references.
 
kale.mahesh said:
can you attach a typicle start part here


so that i can understand more..
attaching a start part will give you nothing because you will see nothing except an origin and Three Planes. It is the settings that matter. Settings are COMPANY specific and is standardized to suit a particular working environment.


Look at your own working... Note down what is it that you do repeatedly at the START of designing. Create a Start part with all those settings e.g. Units, tolerances, default mass properties, Parameters for Modelled By, Created for, Material... which can then appear in your drawing.


Trust it is now clear.
 

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