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      <div class="title_division">.def file settings</div>
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      <p class="para_division">NX 5 supports import of external references. The parameter <b class="uiTerm">Overwrite Existing Parts</b>, in the step203ug.def and step214ug.def, has to be set on. This setting enables external referenced import to NX. The default setting is off, so this creates files with different names and numbers and does not overwrite same named files, and will not represent the correct externally referenced structure. <b class="uiTerm">Overwrite Existing Parts</b> needs to be turned on to get the correct externally referenced structure after import.
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