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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">You can open a part template in one of three ways: drag, click name, and right-click menu:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open a palette of part templates.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Drag a part template from the palette onto the graphics window or the background of the window area.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open a palette of part templates.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In Previews or List mode, place the cursor on the part name and click.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Open a palette of part templates.</p>
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            <p class="para_item">In Previews or List mode, right-click.</p>
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      <p class="para_division">When you open a template, NX places it in the History palette.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Name a part after import</div>
      <p class="para_division">If you drag more than one template, you must perform a Save As operation to provide each unnamed file with a name. A name is also required before you perform such operations as Change Work Part. This prevents multiple unnamed parts from existing in the same session.</p>
      <p class="para_division">When you initiate a save operation, NX displays a file naming dialog. You can use this dialog to step through each unnamed part in the session and give it a name. See  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ab_pal_prt_name_p.html');return(false);">Name a part after import</a>.
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                  <p class="para_note_body"> Exception: This does not apply to Teamcenter Integration. There is no requirement that every part in a session have an Item ID until you save.</p>
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