Product Starter Basics
Product Starter Basics
Using a product starter product is a great way to learn about subassemblies. Product starters are powerful products that allow you to select subassemblies within bays (openings) of a carcass.
The images that follow are of a Base Starter Horizontal product:
- Bay Options will allow you to select a subassembly that will be inserted at the face of the bay opening.
- Interior Components will allow you to select a subassembly that will be inserted inside the bay opening.
Bays are numbered from left to right for horizontal starters, and from top to bottom for vertical starters. Related Articles
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