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1.1 Aim............. .........7

1.2 Objectives ..............r,.... ...........7
1.3 Prerequisites.................. .........7
1.4 Course Structure..... ................7
1.5 Using this 9uide.......... ......-.....7
2 What Paragon Does............ ".....'.... I
2.1 Forward Planning..... ...............9
2.2 Catalogue Database Data Structure................ ..............10
2.3 Accessing the Paragon Application. ......-..11
2.4 The General Menu Bar.... .-.....12
2.4.1 Electrical Modu1e......... .........................12
2.4.2 Command Window....... ........................13
2.4.3 Database Navigation ........13
2.4.4 Compare and Update .......13
2.4.5 Saving Changes to the Catalogue Database.................. ...............14
2.4.6 Leaving Paragon ..............14
3 Coding Systems ...'.'..15
3.1 Why Have a Coding System .....................'15
3.2 Standard Coding Systems...... ...................15
3.3 Are Element Names Significant? ."'..........16
3.4 What System?................................;..... ......16
4 Component Creation.................. ........-.........:....17
4.1 Model Parameters. .................18
4.2 Greating a Gatalogue Hierarchy.... ............18
4.3 Creating a Section .................18
4.4 Automatic Naming .................19
4.5 Greating a Gomponent Gategory (CATE) Element .......21
4.6 Parameter Definitions.. ..........22
4.7 Modifying the Components (SCOM) Element.... ...........23
4.8 Creating a Gomponent Copy......... ............23
4.9 Entering the Parameter Values..... .............24
4.10 Gopying the PTSE EIement...... .................24
4.11 Referencing the New PTSE element against the SCOM....... ............25
Exercise 1 - Create Component Category..... ..........25

5.1 Gonstructing Point Sets ........27

5.2 Representation............... ........28
5.1 PTAX........... ........28
s.2 PTCAR........ ........29
5.3 PTMTX .................30
5.4 PTPOS ................30
s.5 PSKEY........ ........3't
5.6 P-point Visibility...... ...............31
5.7 Functions ...........31
5.8 Creating the Elconns Point Set..... ............32
Exercise 2 * Point Set Creation ............34
6 Greation of Geometry Sets........; .......................35
6.1 Greating a Geometry Set (GMSE). .............35
Exercise 3 - Geometry Set Creation .........................37
7 Creating Cable Gomponents........ .....................39
7.1 Greating a Cable Component with Core connections ......................39
Exercise 4 - Greating Cable and Gable Core Sets............. ......-...42
8 Creating Text E1ements................. ....................43
8.1 DetailText ..........43
8.2 GeneralText............. ..............4
Exercise 5 - Creating Text E|ements................ .......45
9 Component Part Families...... .-..-...47
9.{ Creating a Part World ............47
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