Start_Part'CATPart

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Start_Part.CATPart

• Generate a default Start_Part.CATPart file for
  new part designs with View Intent, Utilizing an
  Axis System

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Start a new .CATPart file

• Step 1 Insert gtAxis System and in the Axis
  System Definition Parameter block, select and
  define the fields for X,Y,Z as follows
• X AXIS Define by highlighting the field and
  selecting the default plane YZ.
• Y AXIS - Define by highlighting the field and
  selecting the default plane ZX.
• OK the selections.

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Top View

• Select the top view icon
• You will notice that the top view corresponds to
  the X0Y plane of the Axis System.
• Generate a sketch about the X0Y default plane and
  a drafted filleted pad from the sketch.
• Select the Top View Icon
• You will be looking at the Aesthetic or Cavity
  Side of the part.
• The Z axis is positive.

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Top View / X0Y Plane / X0Y Plane per Axis
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