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Automatically Associating Parts
The Auto Associate command allows you to automatically find and associate an existing part to a CAD document or, if no matching part currently exists, create a new part and associate it to the CAD document. This functionality operates according to several conditions, and is accomplished using the Auto Associate page.
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The exact manner in which the part is searched for, created, named, and numbered depends on preferences set by a site administrator. For more information, see Customizing Auto Associate .