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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Drafting file structure</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap515"></a><p class="para_topic">NX drawings are stored in the same .prt files as parts and assemblies.</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">Drawings can either be stored in the same file as the part or assembly (1), or in a separate file (2).</p>
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      <p class="para_topic">To create a drawing in a separate file, create the drawing .prt file as a &ldquo;non-master&rdquo; file. The software will prompt you to pick the master model that this file points to.</p><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap516"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap517"></a><div class="title_division">Drawings in the Part Navigator</div>
      <p class="para_division">The <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> displays drawings (1), sheets in the drawing (2), and views on each sheet (3).
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      <p class="para_division">The check mark indicates sheets and views that are up to date.</p><a name="qt_df_sheets"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap518"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap519"></a><div class="title_division">Drawing sheets and views</div>
      <p class="para_division">As in I-deas, NX drawings may contain multiple sheets. </p>
      <p class="para_division">NX views are slightly different than in I-deas. For example, in NX, there is no Main view as in I-deas Drafting.</p>
      <p class="para_division">Drawing entities can be placed on the drawing that are not contained in any view. For example, the drawing title block will be placed on the sheet, but not within any view.</p>
      <p class="para_division">All views created in NX are associated to a .prt file.</p>
      <p class="para_division">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_4.html');return(false);">.prt Files</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_7.html');return(false);">Master model</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/08qt_drafting_9.html');return(false);">Base views</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('roadmap/03topic_3.html');return(false);">Data management</a></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Design &rarr; Drafting &rarr; Drawing Navigator
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