Saving SmartParts to the library

Tool(s): Window SmartPart + Door SmartPart + Shading SmartPart + Domed Roof-Light SmartPart + Skylight SmartPart

You created a SmartPart using the Window SmartPart, Door SmartPart, Shading SmartPart, Domed Roof-Light SmartPart or Skylight SmartPart tool or you customized the properties of a placed SmartPart for your needs or you modified a SmartPart using handles. To use this SmartPart later, you can save it to the library in a folder of your choice.

To save a SmartPart to the library

• You modeled or customized a SmartPart and placed it in the workspace.

1. Open the Library palette by clicking its tab.
2. Select the folder where you want to save the SmartPart.
   You cannot save SmartParts to the Default folder.

   Note: To navigate through the Library palette, you can use the options at the top. You can click a folder with the left mouse button or click to find a folder.
   Clicking takes you up level by level in the folder hierarchy of the Library palette.

3. After having opened the required folder, you can find two tools at the bottom of the Library palette:
   • New group: you can create a new folder. Enter a name for the new folder (up to 121 characters).
   • Insert element: point to this function to open a list with more functions. Click Insert SmartPart.
4. <Library> Select SmartPart you want to store
   Click the SmartPart you want to save.
5. Save as
   Enter a name for the SmartPart (up to 32 characters) and click OK to confirm.

   The new SmartPart is displayed in the Preview. You can see the dimensions of the SmartPart below the Preview.

   Note: Folders and SmartParts you created yourself offer the icon. Clicking it opens a shortcut menu. There you can find tools to delete, rename, copy and cut the SmartPart.

6. To use the SmartPart, double-click it with the left mouse button.

   The palette with the properties of the SmartPart opens and the SmartPart is attached to the crosshairs.

Note: You can also save the SmartPart with its geometry and attributes as a favorite. To do this, you can use the Save Copy as ... and Save and Show Copy as a Wizard ... tools on the File menu.