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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Reuse parts</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/common_tools_reuse_library.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">How To </p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">To add parts, part templates or part families drag them from the <b class="uiTerm">Member Select</b> area of the Reuse Library to the graphics window. 
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      <p class="para_topic">The Reuse Library also provides access to Knowledge Enabled (KE) part families or templates.  Adding a KE part or template opens the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/ct_rl_add_reuse_part_ov.html');return(false);"> <b class="uiTerm">Add Reusable Component</b> dialog box</a> for smart insertion of components into assemblies.  Any part family or part template can become knowledge enabled by using the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/sf_ct_rl_create_krx.html');return(false);">Create KRX</a> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_context_rl_new_krx.gif" border="0"> option.
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                  <p class="para_td">If you drag a:</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Knowledge Enabled part or part family</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Opens the<a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/ct_rl_add_reuse_part_ov.html');return(false);"> <b class="uiTerm">Add Reusable Component</b> </a>dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_td">Opens the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('assemblies/index.html?goto=assemblies/comp_add.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);"><b class="uiTerm">Add Component </b></a>dialog box.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">Though the software will start any required applications to add the part template or family, a warning screen may require you to accept such an action.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">If the Reuse Library is empty, you need to add a library before you can find and use parts. You can add a library <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_tools_reuse_settings.html');return(false);">from the <b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b></a> or use the method described below.
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click in the white space of the Reuse Library.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select <b class="uiTerm">Add Library</b> from the menu.
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Choose Directory</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Browse Teamcenter Folder</b> dialog box, navigate to and select the directory containing your parts.
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                        <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Choose Directory</b> dialog box opens in native NX to browse OS folders. The <b class="uiTerm">Browse Teamcenter Folder</b> dialog box opens in Teamcenter but can not add Teamcenter Classification Groups. You can only add Teamcenter Classification Groups using <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_tools_reuse_settings.html');return(false);">Customer Defaults</a>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> and the library populates with the structure you selected.
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      <p class="para_topic">To use <b class="uiTerm">Tree Search</b>:
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            <p class="para_item">Type search parameters in the box.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click an <b class="uiTerm">Object</b> to jump to it's container in the library.
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      <p class="para_topic">To search below a specific container:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click a container.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">From the shortcut menu, select <b class="uiTerm">Search Nodes Below Here</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">In the <b class="uiTerm">Search Below Selected Node</b> dialog box, type a keyword or string.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Search Below Selected Node</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/reuse_lib_search.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Double-click a result in the <b class="uiTerm">Tree Search</b> area to expand the node.
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