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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('diedesign/diedes_partlib_options_ovw.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_th">Catalog Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Catalog</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Catalog pull-down menu lists the available Standard Parts libraries. Metric libraries are available only for metric Die Design projects initialized in metric units.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The options found in the Catalog pull-down menu are entries in the Standard Parts register file(s). You need to register catalogs in the Standard Parts library to make them available.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The variable MW_StandardCatalogOrder defines the order of the available mold components. To see the results after you set the variable, pick the Standard Parts icon. The variable is located in the Mold Wizard defaults file, diedesign_defaults.def.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Classification</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Classification pull-down menu filters the parts in the Parts List window to display a selected type of component group, such as locating ring, screw, ejector pin, etc. When you select a classification group, the Parts List window displays only components that belong to the selected group.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The default value for Classification is All Standards. In this case, all standard parts in the catalog are listed in the Parts List window.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The Parts List classification grouping is accomplished by special formatting in the Standard Parts register file(s).</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Parts List</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This scroll window lists the components contained in the library selected in the Catalog pull-down menu. The selections found in the Parts List window are entries in the Standard Parts register file(s). </p>
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               <p class="para_td">Parent</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The default parent part name is set, but you can also select other parts as parents. When a standard part is added, it is added as the child of the specified parent. You can re-specify its parent from this pull down menu. Several part file names of control nodes are in the list. When you re-select a parent, the selected part changes to the work part automatically.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">If the part that you want to be a parent part is not in the list, set the part as the work part before you access the Standard Parts functionality. Then the part name will appear on the list.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">You can add a part attribute for listing the part as a parent to the MW_StandardParent variable in the Die Design defaults file, diedesign_defaults.def.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Position</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This pull-down menu determines the placement method for adding the standard part. Each standard part has a default position method that is set by the POSITION definition in its controlling database spreadsheet.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Component</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This pull-down menu displays when a component set was added and is selected for editing. The purpose of the Component menu is to select a component from within an assembly of components for editing.</p>
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                           <p class="para_note_body">This assumes that the assembly has the configuration and supporting database spreadsheets to enable editing of sub-components.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Instance/New Component</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This check box allows you to add multiple components of the same type as new components instead of adding them as instances of a component one at a time.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Rename Dialog</p>
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               <p class="para_td">This check box displays the Part Name Management dialog before loading the part. This allows you to rename the part prior to loading.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Edit Register File</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/stand_register_icon.gif" border="0"> Click the Edit Register icon to open the Standard Part Register file for editing.
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               <p class="para_td">Edit Database</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/stand_database_icon.gif" border="0"> Click the Edit Data Base icon to open the Standard Part Database spreadsheet with the catalog data.
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               <p class="para_td">Remove Component</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/stand_remove_icon.gif" border="0"> Click the Remove Component icon to remove a highlighted standard part. The instance of the highlighted standard part will be removed, together with its linked pockets, and the part file will be closed if there are no other instances.
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               <p class="para_td">Reposition</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/stand_reposition_icon.gif" border="0"> Component repositioning uses the standard assemblies reposition functions.
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                     <p class="para_item">When using the variable repositioning method (which allows the repositioning of a component relative to its parent or higher level parents), set the repositioning reference to the direct parent.</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">Components that were installed using the plane placement method continue to use the plane position dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Flip Direction</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/flip_direction_icon.gif" border="0"> The Flip Direction icon reverses the placement direction of a selected standard part.
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               <p class="para_td">Register New Standard Part</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/register_part_icon.gif" border="0"> To register a new standard part, select the Register Standard Part icon. Refer to the topic for the standard part register tool for information on how to register the part.
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               <p class="para_td">Add Modify</p>
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               <p class="para_td">From the Standard Part Management dialog you can install a standard part, edit an installed standard part, or place additional installations of a standard part. When you add the first standard part to a Mold Wizard project the Add Modify toggles are not displayed because there are no standard parts that can be edited or duplicated.</p>
               <p class="para_td">When installing the second (or greater) standard part, you will have the option to add an original, add an instance of an existing, or modify a standard part.</p>
               <p class="para_td">Add</p>
               <p class="para_td">If there are no existing standard parts in your project, the only possible course of action is to add a standard part. In this case, no option is provided.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If another standard part has been previously installed, the option to add or modify appears on the dialog. There are two possible scenarios:</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">By default, an independent instance of a component is installed (assuming no components have been selected for editing).</p>
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                     <p class="para_item">You can add another instance of an existing standard component by selecting the existing standard component from the screen, picking the Add option, and clicking the Apply button.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Modify</p>
               <p class="para_td">You can modify a standard part by selecting it from the graphics area. The Standard Part Management dialog configures itself to the display shown the last time this component was installed or edited. You can modify any options or expressions on the Dimension tab to achieve the desired configuration.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If you change the Add Modify option to Add, you can add a component by clicking the Apply button.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Reference Set option controls which reference set to display for a selected Standard Part. Three options are available: True, False, and Both. The True reference set usually contains the component body, while the False reference set contains the body(s) used for mounting create pockets.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The image area shows a bitmap to assist in selection and/or configuration of Standard Parts.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The image shown in this area is specified in the Standard Part Database spreadsheet for each component.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Instructive comments display below the image area when needed. The COMMENT keyword section of the Standard Part Database spreadsheet defines the comments.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If there are alterations for a certain type of Standard Part, a second bitmap displays when you select the alteration in the option menus.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">If options are formatted in the Standard Part Database, options menus display in this area to allow selection of Standard Part Configuration parameters.</p>
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