PARTcommunity - Manual: User Guide

CADENAS GmbH

02/2025

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Germany
CADENAS Augsburg GmbH
Schernecker Str. 5
86167 Augsburg
Phone: +49 / (0) 821 / 2 58 58 0 - 0
Fax: +49 / (0) 821 / 2 58 58 0 - 999
License request (Fax): +49 / (0) 821 / 2 58 58 2 - 999
E-Mail
Internet: www.cadenas.de
Italy
CADENAS Italiana s.r.l.
Via Bassa Dei Sassi 1/2
I-40138 Bologna (BO)
Phone: +39 - 051 - 04 16 776
Fax: +39 - 051 - 04 19 105
E-Mail
France
CADENAS France SARL
14 rue Philibert Collet
F-01400 Châtillon sur Chalaronne
Phone: +33 474 55 26 96
Fax: +33 970 06 42 63
Hotline: +49 821 258 58 22 77
E-Mail-support
E-Mail
USA
CADENAS PARTsolutions LLC
400 Techne Center Drive
Suite 118
OH 45150 Cincinnati
Phone: +1 513 453-0453
Fax: +1 513 453-0460
E-Mail
Internet: www.partsolutions.com
CADENAS PARTsolutions LLC, West Coast Office
655 Deep Valley Drive
Suite 255
CA 90274 Rolling Hills Estates
Phone: +1 310 265-1331
E-Mail
South Korea
CADENAS GmbH
#907, Donga Venture Tower
34186 Bongmyung-dong, Yusong-gu, Deajeon
South Korea
Phone: +82 505 936-9360
E-Mail
Japan
CADENAS WEB2CAD Inc.
1-46-13 Nishigahara Kita-ku
114-0024 Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 3 5961 5031
Fax: +81 3 5961 5032
E-Mail
China
CADENAS China ltd.
Nr. 355 Hong Qiao Road
#4025, 4th Floor Chengkai International Mansion
200030 Shanghai
China
Phone: +86 21 63 55 13 18
Fax: +86 21 64 69 92 70
E-Mail

Table of Contents

1. Technical information / General information
2. User interface
3. Change language
4. Registration
5. Login to supplier/OEM portals
5.1. Forgotten password
6. Login to B2B portal -> 3Dfindit
7. User settings
8. Parts selection
8.1. How can I select catalogs and product groups?
8.2. Catalog display: What filter options are available?
8.2.1. All catalogs
8.2.2. Standards
8.2.3. Categories
8.2.4. eCl@ss
8.2.5. Certified catalogs
8.2.6. Delivery country
8.3. What search functions are available?
8.3.1. How can I search for specific terms?
8.3.2. How can I search for specific variables?
8.3.3. How can I perform a geometric search based on an uploaded part of my own?
8.3.4. How can I find similar parts based on a catalog part?
8.3.5. How can I search on the basis of a self-drawn sketch?
8.3.6. The catalog I need is not available - what can I do?
8.4. How do I recognize my position in the directory structure and how can I switch to another level?
8.5. How can I determine the characteristic of a component?
8.6. What additional symbols are there?
8.7. How can I filter certain variables in the table view?
8.8. Where are the value range fields set?
8.9. How can I compare parts?
8.10. Where are accessories displayed?
9. Preview
9.1. How do I get a 3D preview of my selected CAD model?
9.2. How do I obtain dimension drawings (technical views) of my selected CAD model?
9.3. How can I create a 2D derivation?
9.4. Live rendering
10. How can I select CAD formats?
11. How can I generate CAD models?
12. How can I import the selected CAD model into the CAD system?
12.1. How can I send the selected CAD model to my e-mail address and import it into the CAD system?
12.2. How can I download the selected CAD model and import it into the CAD system?
12.3. How can I integrate the selected CAD model directly into the CAD system (PART2cad)?
13. Special actions
13.1. How can I generate a PDF data sheet?
13.2. How can I ask the manufacturer about delivery times and costs?
14. Appendix
14.1. Third Party License Information
Index