Getting Started - Catalog Screen dialog for
primitives
3
Select the chapter to which to add the primitive, and click
(New Parametric Part).
4
In the New Primitive dialog, enter a name for the primitive, and click OK.
The Content Builder environment is displayed. Because primitives do not have many of the
modeling features that parts have, such as part configuration information or size parameters,
only a subset of modeling features are available to you.
Part browser for a custom
primitive
5
Create the primitive as desired.
TIP
In the descriptions of the model parameters, enter descriptive text and include a reference to
the primitive name. This makes it easier for you to differentiate parameters when you have added
multiple primitives, or a mixture of primitives and manually added features, to a part.
6
Generate a preview image (BMP file) of the primitive.
Preview images are helpful when you are selecting primitives to add to custom parts. You can
generate the preview image for a primitive, which enables you to select the view direction for
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