Components
Plant 3D™ components and global custom primitives
The Custom placement browser searches standard/global component definitions and reusable custom primitives. Components use staged parameters and remain normal Designer objects after placement.
- Where to find it
- Home > Custom
- When to use it
- Placing bolts, nuts, washers, pipe components and reusable global component definitions
On this page
Step by step
- Open Custom and search by name, type, category or parameter.
- Choose the component and place its insertion/reference point.
- Complete each requested parameter stage with the mouse or numeric input.
- Finish placement and confirm the committed geometry exactly matches the last preview.
Placement semantics
Axial component parameters use the component's true 3D axis even when the component is placed normal to a face.
Designer/export parity
Origin-sensitive components use explicit Designer geometry contracts when native Plant 3D™ helper origins cannot be trusted. Hex Bolt export, for example, is built deterministically from the Designer D/L/W/H/P contract.
Search
The component picker can search names, categories and parameter-related text so you do not need to remember the exact script/module name.
Keep in mind
- For reusable geometry created from your own selection, use Custom Primitives rather than treating an ordinary project object as a global component.
Documentation reviewed