In PARTproject create a new project.

In the project to be edited select the *.3db file.

Click on Edit.

--> PARTdesigner is opened with the docking windows History and Variable Manager.

Note You can place the docking windows as desired. On this see Section 3.1.5.4, “Placing method for dockings ” in PARTsolutions / PARTcommunity4Enterprise - User manual.

In the History docking window, you can find three basic planes for the design sketches.

With the secondary mouse button, click on one of these planes (in this case XY) and select the menu point New sketch... in the context menu.

New sketch...

-> This command opens the Sketcher.

Note Now you have two general possibilities: Drawing a sketch with fixed values The option is suited for demo purposes when just quickly wanting the 3D model. Drawing the sketch with variables When using variables, you can fill them with table values later.

In the example in hand variables shall be used.

In the Variable Manager create the variables L (Length), W (Width) and H (Height) for a cuboid.

-> Now these variables can be referenced in the drawing.

First, draw a rectangle which will be extruded later.

Click on the button Insert rectangle .

Draw rectangle

Set a center point by moving the cursor to the KO origin and simply fix it with a mouse-click.

When moving the mouse cursor, you can draw the rectangle. Fix the size of the rectangle by a simple mouse click.

The following happens simultaneously:

Click on the Accept changes button, in order to confirm your entries.

-> The Sketcher is closed.

-> In the docking window History the design step Sketch 1 shows up.

-> In the docking window 3D view the rectangle is located on the Plane XY.

With your secondary mouse button, click on Sketch 1 and choose the command Base, Extrude....

Base -> Extrude...

-> The Extrusion solid dialog is opened.

Specify the Length by entering the variable W and confirm by clicking on OK.

-> Now in the docking window History, in relation with Sketch 1 the design step Base extrude 1 is displayed.

-> In the 3D view the rectangle with the value W is extruded to a cuboid.

Cuboid

Finally click on the button Save .

-> The Part information dialog is opened.

Fill out the fields Part name, Author, Company and History.

Without entering a valid Catalog key OK remains disabled (grayed out) and you cannot save.

The schema of a valid Catalog key is:^[42]

CNS2009*CATALOGS*<CATALOG NAME>

Here, in the training example in hand, the Catalog key is:

CNS2009*CATALOGS*TRAINING

Confirm with OK.

-> The drawing is finished.

Bring the docking window Table into the foreground and position it as desired.

For the variables not only to be available for the 3D view, but also for the Table, save each variable in the Dual mode. Therefor, simply select a variable, switch the Mode and click on Commit.

Note Background information on the different modes can be found under Section 6.8.4, “ Designer mode | Table mode | Dual mode ”.

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