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Click the Settings button to change what elements of the part should be included in the design.
Check “Modify associated design file(s)” to have the concrete extents and reinforcement, if chosen in the Settings window, of the selected parts saved write the selected elements of the part to the design file.
Uncheck “Modify associated design files(s)” to associate the selected parts and open them in the design software without modifying the design files. One reason to do this would be to use the design file as a seed file for checking designs of various parts with the same design criteria.
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