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810 | ChaPteR 19 Working in the ConstruCtion Phase

Figure 19.16
The beginning Parts
model

4. In the Project Browser, right-click the Default 3D view and choose Duplicate View and
then Duplicate. Rename the copy of the view Original Model.
5. Activate the view named Original Model. From the Properties palette, find the Parts
Visibility parameter and change it to Show Original.

6. In the Project Browser, rename the {3D} view to Parts Model.
7. Activate the Parts Model view, and repeat the process of creating parts for the wall, the
ceilings, and the roof in the sample model. Simply select each of these elements and
choose the Parts tool from the context menu as before.

In the previous exercise, you created an alternative way to view your model that begins to
explore constructability. Without additional modification, you can start to interact with these
individual components by examining their properties or even hiding them or overriding their
graphic display.

Modifying Parts
In addition to creating parts from original model elements, you can divide these parts into
smaller ones. You can even change the phasing properties at the part level and use grips to
modify the extents of the parts. Let’s begin with an exercise to divide some parts using planes
and sketched lines:

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