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Varkon Interactive users manual

# Part

The part is a composite entity with the ability to host any number of other entities including other parts. A part reminds of a symbol, block or feature in other CAD-systems but a part is not a static object with predefined appearence. Parts are defined by modules and parameters. As modules are actually computer programs, parts are very dynamic.

Any module (except MACRO modules) may be used to create a part. The module attribute will influence how the part is oriented in 3D space. A BASIC module will create a part oriented relative to the BASIC coordinate system. A GLOBAL module will create a part oriented relative to the coordinate system of the caller and a LOCAL module will create a part oriented relative to a LOCAL (user created) coordinate system.

## Methods

- Part

You can create parts in explicit and generic mode but if you want to create a module you must be in generic mode.

When a part is created you can edit it's parameters and Varkon will automatically update the part by reexecuting the module that created the part with the new parameters.

See also the symbol entity for a simple way to work with 2D static symbols.

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