Component dialog box
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I've created a component and as long as I am in the model it was created in, it will show up in the component dialog box under,( IN MODEL). (HOWEVER!!!) When I begin with a new model(with a brand new Sophie) on the screen and open up the component dialog box, I cannot find the models I've created from the previous model anywhere. Needless to say I'm lost on this one.
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There are a couple of ways you can do this, Gerry.
The first is the copy and paste method (a bit crude, but it works).
The second thing you can do is a little more refined. Save your components in files in a folder with a name and in a location of your choosing. With this accomplished, you'll want to create what's called a local collection. This is done by bringing up the Components dialog (Window > Components) and then clicking on the right pointing arrow on the right of the dialog. This will produce a flyout menu whose first option is to create a local collection. Selecting this option will bring up a window prompting you to select the folder where you saved your components (remember that part about saving your components in files in a folder in a location of your choosing?). With this done, you will have access to your new component collection!
Hope this helps.
Chris.
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Gerry, you might find this and this old thing helpful.
If you are saving components for later use, take a moment to think about and adjust where the insertion point should be to make it easy to insert later.
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