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Contents © 2023, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge® vii 14.4 Creating a Component Family .................................................. 14-12 Practice 14a Catalogs ........................................................................ 14-20 Practice 14b Power Copy in Catalogs .............................................. 14-27 Practice 14c Using a Catalog ............................................................ 14-37 Practice 14d (Optional) Stator Band................................................. 14-45 Chapter Review Questions................................................................. 14-55 Chapter 15: Introduction to Automation................................................... 15-1 15.1 Macro Creation .............................................................................. 15-2 Macro Commands ........................................................................... 15-5 Macro Libraries ............................................................................... 15-7 15.2 Visual Basic (VB) and VBA........................................................... 15-8 How Does It Work? ......................................................................... 15-8 Object-Oriented Programming ........................................................ 15-9 Editors ............................................................................................. 15-9 Windows........................................................................................ 15-11 Developing New Code ..................................................................................... 15-11 VBA Editor..................................................................................... 15-11 Object Browser.............................................................................. 15-12 Code Window ................................................................................ 15-14 Variables ....................................................................................... 15-14 Practice 15a Selection Automation .................................................. 15-16 Practice 15b Editing a Macro ............................................................ 15-24 Chapter Review Questions................................................................. 15-32 Chapter 16: Projects................................................................................... 16-1 Practice 16a Bucket ............................................................................. 16-2 Practice 16b Housing Cover................................................................ 16-8 Practice 16c Landing Gear ................................................................ 16-19 Appendix A: Additional Practices ...............................................................A-1 Practice A1 Reusing Existing Designs................................................. A-2 Practice A2 Managing Links................................................................ A-19 Appendix B: Advanced Practice Solution ..................................................B-1 B.1 Step by Step Solution for Practice 1a ...........................................B-2 Sample provided by ASCENT for review only All copying and reuse strictly forbidden.

• Cover Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• In This Guide
• Chapter 1: Part Design Overview
• 1.1 Part Design Philosophies
• 1.2 Maintaining Design Intent
• Practice 1a Capturing Design Intent in Sketcher
• Practice 1b Locking Insert
• Practice 1c (Optional) Sketcher Analysis
• Practice 1d (Optional) Sketcher
• Chapter Review Questions