Importing a Part
When you use 
Import Part, the drawing file you select or specify is added to any drawing already loaded in the Creo Elements/Direct Drafting workspace. In the case of an assembly drawing, a part is loaded below the top part. This means that there is no need to clear the memory as the top part has now been renamed, for example, to: EXAMPLE_ASSY.
Import Part, the drawing file you select or specify is added to any drawing already loaded in the Creo Elements/Direct Drafting workspace. In the case of an assembly drawing, a part is loaded below the top part. This means that there is no need to clear the memory as the top part has now been renamed, for example, to: EXAMPLE_ASSY.To load a part:
1. Click > > Import Part.
Import Part.The Load File dialog box opens.
2. If the file that you want to import is not listed in the File pane of the File Browser:
a. In the Directory box, select the directory that contains the drawing file that you want to import.
b. Double-click the directory.
If the directory is specified in the File pane, double-click the directory name to list the files contained in it.
3. Click or specify the filename.
4. If a file is provided in a format other than MI (the default), then in the Filter box, select the applicable file format. Refer to Saving a Drawing File via the Creo Elements/Direct Drafting File Browser for a list of supported formats.
Optionally, you can click any or all of the following check box:
As Subpart | Loads a drawing as a subpart of the active part. |
Absolute | Loads the drawing back to the same position, relative to the origin, from which it was originally stored. |
Keep Scale | The original drawing scale is retained when the drawing file is loaded. |
Check 2D | Creo Elements/Direct Drafting checks this file for invalid elements (such as extremely short lines) and removes such elements. |
Check 2D Retain Dependency | Creo Elements/Direct Drafting reallocates dependent elements (such as dimensions or hatches) of removed invalid elements to plausible valid elements. |
5. Click Open to add the file as a part to the current drawing in Creo Elements/Direct Drafting.
Creo Elements/Direct Drafting will automatically load the part into the position, relative to the origin, in which it was originally created.
 | Creo Elements/Direct Drafting loads the file immediately below the top part. |