To Create a Part in Part Builder

Keep the following tips in mind as you use Part Builder:

• Save a backup copy of the part catalogs before using Part Builder, in case you need to revert to the original catalogs provided with AutoCAD Civil 3D. You can use a browser application, such as Windows® Explorer, to copy and paste the catalogs and their sub-folders to a new location.
• Determine model dependencies. Analyze the model design to determine how features interrelate; then decide how to create the model.
• Work in a three-dimensional (3D) view. Creating the model in a two-dimensional (2D) view may lead to confusion.
• Start any new model in the top work plane and pick your fixed insertion position before modeling.
• Use the order of the folders in the part browser as a guide to the steps involved in the creation process.
• Do not use the EXPLODE command. Exploding a part deletes the part definition from the catalog.
• Part Builder generates drawing views of your pipe network part. The AutoCAD MVIEW command does not create associative views of your parts.
• AutoCAD object snaps can be used to assist in object selection.

1. Click Home tabCreate Design panelPart Builder Find.

   The Getting Started - Catalog Screen dialog box is displayed.

2. Select the Structure part catalog by selecting Structure from the Part Catalog list at the top of this dialog box.
3. Select the Simple Shapes folder, then click New Parametric Part .

   The New Part dialog box is displayed.

4. Enter a name for this new part family. For example, enter Simple Cylinder 2.
5. Click in the Description field.

   By default, when you click in the Description field, the description is the same as the part name until you change it. You can type over this text to change it or add to it.

6. Click OK to create the new, undefined part family.

   The new part family is displayed in the part browser window.

7. Proceed to To Specify the Part Configuration in Part Builder.