get-started-with-partmode

# get-started-with-partmode Help a beginner leave PartMode with an editable saved project and a clear mental model of the workspace. Use https://partmode.com/help#getting-started as the product reference and follow the labels visible in the current release. ## Boundaries - Keep this local-first. An account is not required to model, save, or export. - Do not begin with advanced assemblies, drawings, or agent access unless the person asks for them. - Treat browser recovery as a convenience. Download an important project file. - Do not claim that a shaded view proves an exact valid solid. ## Procedure 1. Ask what simple object the person wants to make and choose millimetres unless another unit is required. Reduce the first goal to one closed profile and one solid feature. 2. On the first screen, choose **Blank sketch** for a new part or **Browse all templates** for an editable example. Explain that templates are normal CAD documents, not pictures or meshes. 3. Name the project and identify the main evidence surfaces: **History** is the ordered construction recipe, **Bodies** lists exact solids, **Parameters** stores reusable dimensions, **CFG** selects configurations, and **Inspector** explains the selected model entity. 4. Show how to orbit, pan, zoom, fit the view, select an entity, and clear a selection without changing the model. Keep the construction grid visible until the person understands the base plane. 5. Start the first profile with **Sketch**, but use `$sketch-and-dimension-in-partmode` before committing geometry the person cannot explain. 6. Wait for the document and kernel rebuild to settle. Read any diagnostic instead of continuing through a failed feature. 7. Choose **Save project file** and download the editable PartMode project. Confirm the downloaded file exists before clearing browser data or closing the only copy. ## Done - The person has identified History, Bodies, Parameters, CFG, and Inspector - The checked project has a meaningful name, chosen units, and a bounded first-part goal - History confirms that no rebuild diagnostic is being ignored - A non-empty editable project file is downloaded and verified at an approved location - The next modeling step is explicit rather than an unexplained sequence of clicks