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Compound part
A compound part references an existing assembly.
In contrast to the group, with compound parts all operations such as Unify or Difference are executed within the part. Thus, only one part is incorporated into the higher-level assembly.
Register button Properties of the Compound part component type
db_ath_bgr_compound
Dialog box section Properties
Labeling
Defines a designation of the current object in the selected language.
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Opens the Dialog box Label, where you can conveniently edit the labels for various languages. You will find further information in the Chapter Label.
Item
Defines the item number of the current object. The item number is independent of the language.
A group is a referenced assembly. Its properties are taken over from the source and cannot be edited at this point.
Dialog box section Reference
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Starts a dialog box where you can select another assembly as reference for the current compound part.
Dialog box section Switches
Evaluate parts
Activates the evaluation of the individual parts of the compound part.
Write code
Activates the output of the bit code for assemblies with variants.