Or you could just create a personal master buy setting all the parameters the way you like and filing it.
To start a new file, call up your master and then file it with the new part name. It will retain all the defaults you set.
The V4 command is SOLIDE/CREATE/IMPORT.
Requirements:
1)the solid to be imported must first be PUBLISHed. Right mouse click on the tree and select PUBLISH.
2)the solid must be in a PASSIVE model in the current session.
Caution- the link to the casting will be damaged (yes, it can be easily...
I've been "trained" several times in V5 and the old addage "if you don't use it, you lose it" is VERY true. I work in V4 about 35 hours a week. Our company is making the move to V5 around 1Q2004. I don't remember enough of V5 to even review it. Way sad. Yeah, I'm old but...