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Other Types of Libraries In Projects
Most projects use libraries such as third party components, company collections
of commonly used parts, Mechanical Desktop parts, iAssemblies and iParts.
However, you may find that your organization has other component files that
you would like to reference but do not intend to edit.
Because library references include the library name, and only that library
location is searched to resolve a library reference, library file names need only
be unique within that library.
Library examples include:
■ Another design set as a library.
You can use project libraries as a way to subdivide projects among divisions,
geographic boundaries, small teams, or subcontractors.
A design set library can be a single part or a set of complete assemblies of
a released design, an assembly or component purchased from a third party
and that you cannot change, or a snapshot of another team's design project
that is in development.
■ Components that your organization commonly uses across design projects,
such as preferred components readily stocked or provided by preferred
suppliers.
■ Components that you have designed in the past and do not need to recreate
for successive projects.
Workflow overview: Define a set of files as a library
1 Place the files in a folder under a common root folder.
2 In the Project Editor, right-click Libraries.
3 Browse to the desired top-level folder.
4 Press ENTER to set the path.
When a parent file is opened in a project, only the library named in the
reference is searched.
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