Adding, Creating, and Removing Part Association
The Compare to Part Structure action allows non-CAD users, with little or no understanding about the workspace environment to make associate parts; such that, it may help them in product creation decisions and in managing or creating the eBoMs. The non-CAD users can create and associate parts, add part associations, and remove part associations.
The window uses status glyphs to indicate those CAD documents that have a part associated with them.If a CAD document has no associated parts, then you must manually associate a part to it.
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• When you add an existing part, create a new part association, and remove part associations, those changes are immediately displayed in the window with default association types.
• The changes made to the part associations are checked out of the workspace. Ensure that you check in the modified part associations before saving the workspace.
• Changes to the build type associations may not be fully applied unless you check in the Part.
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Create and Associate Part
To create and associate part:
1. Open the Compare CAD Document to Part window.
The CAD Document to Part Browser- Initial Values Selection window is displayed. This window displays the identifying attributes of the part on the left side, and the associated CAD Document on the right side, whose structures are selected for comparison.
2. Verify the structures and click OK.
The Compare CAD Document to Part window displays both structures in vertical panels.
3. To create and associate part, click Create New icon 
The New Part dialog box is displayed.
4. Select the Product Type from the drop-down list.
5. Click Finish.
The new part is added to the part structure, and the associated CAD document screen is displayed in the right panel.
| | • If the Part is already associated to another CAD Document, the association types may be limited. • The system makes the strongest association type by default. To change the association type, select the CAD Document and edit the value in the Related Parts table column. |
Add Existing Part Association
To add an existing part:
1. Open the Compare CAD Document to Part window.
The CAD Document to Part Browser- Initial Values Selection window is displayed. This window displays the identifying attributes of the part on the left side, and the associated CAD Document on the right side, whose structures are selected for comparison.
2. Verify the structures and click OK.
The Compare CAD Document to Part window displays both structures in vertical panels.
3. Click Add Association to Existing Part icon 
The Add Association to Existing Part dialog box is displayed.
4. Find the object and click Ok.
The Related Parts table’s compare status and Part structures are refreshed and display updated information.
| | • If the Part is already associated to another CAD Document, the association types may be limited. • The system makes the strongest association type by default. To change the association type, select the CAD Document and edit the value in the Related Parts table column. |
Remove Part Association
To remove part association:
1. Open the Compare CAD Document to Part window.
The CAD Document to Part Browser- Initial Values Selection window is displayed. This window displays the identifying attributes of the part on the left side, and the associated CAD Document on the right side, whose structures are selected for comparison.
2. Verify the structures and click OK.
The Compare CAD Document to Part window displays both structures in vertical panels.
3. Select the part and click Remove Association icon 
The Related Parts table’s compare status and Part structures are refreshed and display updated information.
| | If a Part has a build type association, then it is automatically checked-in and the association is removed. |