You can create parts or select existing part models and associate them with the active drawing. If many parts are associated with a drawing, you can use the Part Setup dialog box to define a part as the active part. You can subsequently add new features to the active part. If an active part already exists, you can select another part as the active part in the Part Setup dialog box. If only a single part is associated with the drawing, this part is the active part.

You can create a new part using Part Setup in the AutobuildZ tab only if no new parts were created previously and associated with the active drawing. Use a start part template with default attributes to create new parts. After creating a new part or selecting an existing part, you can map its datum planes, automatically or manually, to the drawing views and associate the part with the active drawing. You can also break the association between a part and the active drawing.

Set preference options in the Preferences dialog box for automatically mapping views, setting up the new model as the active model, and using the drawing name and units.