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Making Profiles From CAD DWG/DXF Files

Step 14Rename it.

Rename it.
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  • SS15.jpg
Rename the Sketch to identify the profile, because it is the sketch name and not the saved filename that is used when the Catalog Feature is inserted into a Part file. The main image in Step 16 shows the name as Sketch 1>. In this case it would be IL720.

Also, rename all the parameters in the Equation Editor with an identifier at the beginning of the parameter name. We use a vendor abbreviation and profile identification followed by an underscore, inserted at the beginning of each parameter name. This provides rapid identification of parameters associated with a particular Catalog Feature when working with the Equation Editor in the destination Part file.

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