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Creating a Representation from Local File Data
Use the following procedure to create a representation from a local file for a document or part not associated with a CAD document.
To navigate to the New Representation window, do one of the following:
If you are creating a local file representation for a Document:
Create a New Tab , and from the Customize drop-down list, navigate to General > Representations/Annotations. Locate the Representations/Annotations section, and click the New Representation icon.
If you are creating a local file representation for a Part not associated to a CAD document:
From the Information page of a part, select the Representations item in the General menu, and then click on the new representation icon .
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In the product structure browser, click the new representation icon on the table header.
The New Representation window divides the creation of a representation into the following steps:
1. Define Representation Attributes
2. Choose Input Source