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====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
'''Part Design in ProtoMAX LAYOUT:'''
'''Part Design in ProtoMAX LAYOUT:'''
# Open ProtoMAX LAYOUT. Your screen should look something like this. <br /><figure-inline>[[File:ProtoMAX_LAYOUT.png|600x600px]]</figure-inline>
# Open ProtoMAX LAYOUT. Your screen should look something like this. <br [[File:ProtoMAX_LAYOUT.png|600x600px]]
#Select the "Line" tool from the "Draw" menu on the left of the screen and create a 2" square with a 1" square notch in the top right corner. To do this, click anywhere on the screen to start the first line. This will bring a popup "Specify Dimensions" box where you will enter 2 into the "Rise (dy)" box. This will create a 2" vertical line. Select the "Line" tool again at the top of the first line and enter 1 into the "Run (dx)" box. This will create a 1" horizontal line to the right. Repeat this process until the box looks like this. The last line at the bottom can by created by selecting both open edges with the "Line" tool. <br /><figure-inline>[[File:Basic_shape_of_box.png|600x600px]]</figure-inline>
#Select the "Line" tool from the "Draw" menu on the left of the screen and create a 2" square with a 1" square notch in the top right corner. To do this, click anywhere on the screen to start the first line. This will bring a popup "Specify Dimensions" box where you will enter 2 into the "Rise (dy)" box. This will create a 2" vertical line. Select the "Line" tool again at the top of the first line and enter 1 into the "Run (dx)" box. This will create a 1" horizontal line to the right. Repeat this process until the box looks like this. The last line at the bottom can by created by selecting both open edges with the "Line" tool. <br /><figure-inline>[[File:Basic_shape_of_box.png|600x600px]]</figure-inline>
# Select the "Circle" tool and choose the intersect option from the bottom of the screen. Click the top, left corner of the square and enter 0.5 for the diameter of the circle.
# Select the "Circle" tool and choose the intersect option from the bottom of the screen. Click the top, left corner of the square and enter 0.5 for the diameter of the circle.