General Information
When importing an assembly from another system, such as in .sat format, it contains subcomponents that start with PART-.
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We do not want unnecessary items to be created in Flow for subcomponents that start with PART-.
When you save the assembly to Flow following the example below, only the main assembly will generate an item.
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Subcomponents that start with PART- will remain as local parts in the assembly.
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They can later be saved as linked items and components in Flow.
Open External Model in Vertex G4
(1) Drag the model into the G4 window, or
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Select the function File > Open File and browse to choose the file you want to open.
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In the assembly tree, the subcomponents will appear with a PART- prefix.
Save Model to Flow
(1) Select the function File > Save As.
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Vertex G4 will ask: Should a part number be created for the document?
(2) Respond with Yes.
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Vertex G4 will open the dialog window New Part / Document.
(3) Enter or retrieve the part number.
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From Series, allowing Vertex G4 to fetch the number from the part number series defined in Flow.
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G4 will retrieve the number and open the part record for editing.
(4) Enter descriptions or select the option if you want to enter or choose English descriptions as well.
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Filling in the Description field is mandatory.
(5) check-in to the previous dialog window by selecting OK.
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Vertex G4 assigns the same number to the part and document (model or drawing).
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It is recommended to use the same number for both the part and the model/drawing.
(7) Create the part number by selecting OK.
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Vertex G4 adds the part number to Flow. The model remains on the Vertex G4 workspace.
(8) If necessary, save local parts to Flow as their own part numbers.
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Select the part to be saved from the part tree or model.
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Select the context menu option Save As New.
(9) check-in the model to Flow.
