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      <p class="para_topic">In I-deas, assemblies are stored in .asm files in the library. Each assembly instance points to another subassembly or to a part, stored in a .prt file.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">In NX, assemblies, subassemblies, and parts are all stored in the same type of file.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Geometry can be contained at the assembly level. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Design &rarr; Assemblies &rarr; Introduction and Concepts
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