Creating an Insulation Part

	This task explains how to create an insulation part.
		When creating insulation parts, do not build a graphic. No geometry is required on the insulation part itself. You can still generate reports and check soft interference for the modeled insulation instances without modeling the geometry on the reference insulation part. If you want to display insulation graphics, you must create a dedicated graphic representation on the base part. The base part is the part that is being insulated. The insulation graphic representation name on the base part must be assigned during the creation of the insulation part. A dedicated attribute is defined on the insulation part specifically for identifying the `Graphic Representation Name` to be used from the base part for the purpose of representing insulation graphics.
	1.	To build an insulation part, click the `Build Part` button and the `Create Part` dialog box displays. Click the `Display Class Browser` button and select `Insulation Part` from the list on the `Class Browser`. The `Create Part` dialog box redisplays, and `Insulation Part` displays in the `Component Type` field. Enter a name in the `File Name` field and click `Apply`.The insulation part you created displays in the specifications tree.
	2.	Click the `Define Properties` button and the `Properties` dialog box displays. On the `Multi-Discipline` tab, click the `Usage` button and the `Attributes Usage` dialog box displays. Select reference attributes from the `Attribute List`. Selecting an attribute displays `X` in the `Reference` column. Click `OK` to close the `Attributes Usage` dialog box. Back on the the `Multi-Discipline` tab, assign values to the reference attributes. Be sure you assign a value to `Insulation` `Thickness`, a key reference attribute, and to the other attributes used for insulation part selection. Click `OK` to close the `Properties` dialog box. Click `Close` or `OK` to close the `Create Part` dialog box.
		Do not create connectors. The `Create Part` command automatically creates one logical connector that will be used when the insulation is applied to other parts. See Adding Insulation to a Part for more information.
	3.	After building the part, save it. Select the part in the specifications tree, and click `File - Save As` from the menu bar. Select a location and click `Save`.
	4.	After you create all the necessary insulation parts, add these parts to the appropriate application catalog. For example, you can add piping insulation parts to the Piping catalog, using the `Create/Modify Catalog` command.