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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Interchangeable Standard Parts</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Common standard parts such as ejector pins are available from multiple catalogs with similar form but different dimensions and BOM data. &nbsp;</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The interchangeable standard part concept takes advantage of this similarity by using a single model to represent as many catalogs as possible. This sharing of models provides several advantages such as fewer part models, uniform parameter naming, and easier expansion to support additional catalogs.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The model, database, and bitmap files for all components using the interchangeable concept are located in the directory ...moldwizard/standard/english (or metric)/interchangeable.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Model Files</div>
      <p class="para_division">Interchangeable standard parts share models as much as possible. Some characteristics of interchangeable standard parts include uppercase expression names and descriptive expression names.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Database Files</div>
      <p class="para_division">Like the model files, interchangeable standard parts also share database files. Each interchangeable standard part database file can support multiple catalogs by use of the multiple sheets in the file (one for each catalog).</p>
      <p class="para_division">When registering an interchangeable standard part that shares a single database spreadsheet with multiple catalogs, you must name the tab on the sheet and append the registered file path in the register file to match.</p>
      <p class="para_division">For example, an interchangeable standard part Locating Ring would use the file: </p>
      <p class="para_division">locating_ring.xs4</p>
      <p class="para_division">If the spreadsheet supports multiple catalogs and one of the sheets is named DME on the tab, the registered file name would be:</p>
      <p class="para_division">locating_ring.xs4::DME</p>
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      <p class="para_division">Interchangeable standard parts also share a single bitmap image where possible.</p>
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