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F Tis f Sccessfy Ieet-i Y CAD Syste

SUMMARY

Cratlatis! Y av jst rcasd w 3D CAD stwar

tat rmiss t l yr irs dsi ivativ rdcts

astr ad wit wr rrrs. T sts tlid i tis ar sld

l yr cmay raliz t ts yr w tlst.

w h i t e p A p

plan your Sysm Arccur

idnfy producv Acvs

Dvlo an mlmnaon plan

esabls Good praccs

b Y L . S T e p h e n W o L e ,


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inroducon

Acqiri a w tl is ly t rst st i imrvi yr siss. T

t t mst t tat tl, y mst s it crrctly, trat it wit t

rr car, ad xami w it will imact yr xisti rcss. I y

ail t rar r jm rit it si t tl, yll t a limitd rtr

yr rcas, at stad at wrst, yll itrrt yr wrkfw adact rdctivity, stti y ack rs, days, ad v wks.

Witt wll-lad imlmtati, y wt ra all t ts

tis w tl ca rvid. T mst sccssl cmais av llwd

ts sts w dlyi a w CAD systm:

idnfy producv Acvs. by swcasi t ts t

systm arly , y will rat mr y-i rm dsirs,

admiistratrs, ad xctivs. Crat xcitmt ad tsiasm r

t w stwar y si it rst i t aras tat ar t asist t

imlmt ad tat rvid t ratst imact. Mak ts

dtrmiatis r y start traii.

Dvlo an imlmnaon plan. Rlli t yr w CAD

systm will tak timlss yr cmay is vry small, y cat

lac vry at t sam tim, r wld y wat t. Mak

a dtaild scdl ad dt ad sar it wit t sta, s

vry drstads t rcss ad kws w ad w ty

will traid.

esabls Good praccs. Ay w systm rqirs w rcdrs,

w stadards, ad w rls. Wil y will crtaily mak discvris

al t way, start wit a clar ad wll-dcmtd st idlis

r si t w tls ad adjst tm as cssary. Yll vrav t lay catc- aai.

plan Your Sysm Arccur. Dt cat ard

istallati day. Vriy t rqirmts yr w systm ad

sr tat all t ardwar, stwar, ad srvics ar i lac.

Taki t tim t ttlly imlmt yr CAD systm is

lai r sccss. A littl xtra rt w will st y ad yr

tir raizati r icrasd rdctivityad will sr tat

yr mlys ad clits ar satisd.

4 T I p S f o R S u C C e S S f u L L Y I M p L e M e n T I n g Y o u R C A D S Y S T e M


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idnfy producv Acvs

Its imrtat t dmstrat yr w CAD systms rdctivity

immdiatly. exctivs wat t s tat tir ivstmt is icrasi

rts, ad mlys d t sw tat t w tls ar wrt

lari ad si.

T cm rdctiv qickly, idtiy tasks tat t w systm ca d

wll icldi:

Rtitiv tasks r dsis tat ar variats a similar strctr.

Cvyr systms ad matrial-adli qimt ar xamls.

parts ad systms tat ar ard t visaliz r tat rqir may

drawi viws si 2D layts. Mldd r cast arts r ssystms r

atmil, aircrat, ad csmr rdct alicatis ar xamls.

ExAmplE oF A ComplEx CASTIng moDElED wITh SolIDworkS.

Dsis tat rqir xtsiv tli ad i wic mistaks r lat

cas ca xsiv. 3D mdli ls avid rrrs tat cas

lat cas i tl dsis, sc as mldd r di-cast arts ad

stamis.



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Cmlx tls. Mlds, stami dis, rrssiv dis, ri dis, ad

xtrs r ldi cmlx arts r assmlis ar d cadidats

3D dsi, scially i yr cstmrs rvid 3D rdct mdls.

ExAmplE oF An InjECTIon molD ASSEmblY CrEATED In SolIDworkS

wITh molDworkS From SoFTwArE pArTnEr r&b molD DESIgn

SoluTIonS.

pttially dars rdcts, i wic ailr ca cas lss li r

ijry, t rm ccki rm, t, ad cti i 3D. Aalysis

sc dsis si it lmt aalysis (eA) r cmtatial fiddyamics (CD) als icrass rdct saty y rvidi a ttr

drstadi itral lads ad ailr mds.

AnAlYSIS oF poTEnTIAllY DAngErouS proDuCTS ImprovES SAFETY

bY provIDIng EngInEErS wITh A bETTEr unDErSTAnDIng oF InTErnAl

STrESSES AnD oThEr phYSICAl bEhAvIor.



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As td av, cs activitis r t w CAD stwar tat r t

ratst siss ts sc as:

Savi tim ad lar.

Maki yr cmay mr rssiv t sals iqiris.

Imrvi t qality yr dsis r rdci dsi rrrs.priritiz t activitis t atmat asd tir siss imrtac. I

dvli ts riritis, cslt wit sir rati xctivs w ar

rssil r siss dcisis.

oc y av cs t iitial dsi activitis ad av dcidd w will

t wrk, la t trai all t l ivlvd. Traii csts my ad taks

wrkrs away rm tr rdctiv wrk, s it sld icldd i t

imlmtati dt ad scdl.

esabls Good praccs

Mst cmais av dtaild drati stadards, t may rt t dat

tir stadards w ty adt 3D mtds. T tim st stalisi

stadards r 3D CAD will rcd may tims vr t li t syst

hr ar sm sd ractics yr cmay sld adt.

Modl and Drang tmlas

br dlyi w CAD stwar, crat tmlats r arts, assmlis, a

drawis. Tmlats ar ls tat rvid st irmati cmm t vryw CAD l. Ty sav dsirs tim ad rvid a csistt starti it

r ac w drawi ad mdl. Cr CAD stwar t lk r tmlat

i a dirctry t l srvr wr ty ar strd.

br maki t tmlats, stdy t availal tis r arts, assmlis,

ad drawis ad sr y drstad tm. Cs t tis tat st

yr cmays crrt dsi ad drati ractics.

ev mr tim may savd y crati scializd tmlats ctaii

mddd drawi viws, sc as t, rt, ad sid rjctis r classs

drawis tat ar mad t. Dt rt t add ismtric viws, i arriat

as ts ca mak drawis asir t drstad.



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par Ornaon

estalis cmay stadards r laci arts i mdl crdiat systms.

llwi cvtis maks it asir r dsirs t qickly lac arts ad

siti tm wit rsct t atr r t datm las. Stadard art

ritatis als mak it asir t aly rdd mati rlatisis.

Lcat art mdls at t art rii. I a art as a la symmtry, t

la sld li t rimary las assi tr t rii. I it

as tw las symmtry, ty sld li tw rimary las. Cs a

stadard r las symmtry, itr t t, rt, r rit la.

Lcat art mati acs t rimary las at t rii. Cs a

stadard la tat maks ss r yr rdcts. r xaml, i y dsi

rdcts tat mt a riztal as, t mati ac sld t

t la.

Cylidrical arts sld li t sam art axis. Crss-sctis xtrsis

sld all sktcd t sam la. extrd itr rm d r

symmtrically, ddi w t arts ar sd.

ThE plAnE oF SYmmETrY For ThIS pArT hAS bEEn loCATED on ThE

rIghT CoorDInATE plAnE wITh ThE FronT FACE on ThE FronT plAnE

For EASY plACEmEnT.



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Namng Faurs and Mang Rlaonss

3D CAD mdls csist rlativly siml mtric atrs cmid t

mak cmlx sas. CAD systms atmatically assi ams t ts

atrs, sc as xtrd 1, xtrd 2, l 1, l 2. Ts ams may t

mail t l w mst mdiy art mdls i t tr.

I y la t r-s CAD mdls t, assi mail ams t imrtat

art atrs sc as mati ls, acs, r fas ws sitis mst

ctrlld i maactr. I sktcs ar sd y mr ta atr, iv

tm dscritiv ams as wll. Tim st dcmti mdls as ty ar

ilt will ra savis yd t li t crrt rdct.

Alyng Dmnsons and Consrans

A wrl t atr-asd CAD stwar is t aility t md t

dsirs ittis i a mdl. r xaml, i a art is symmtrical, its

atrs sld arrad ard a li r la symmtry s tatcas t art dimsis rtai tir symmtrical caractr. Dvl

stadards r dimsii cmm arts sd i yr rdcts, ad rqir

tat dsirs adr t tm.

Namng Varabls

evry atr dimsi i a 3D CAD mdl is a varial. Ca its val

ad t dimsi cas.

amilis similar arts wit dirt dimsis ca ratd si

tals, qatis, ad tr atmatd tls. Tis tciq ca sav tim r

cmais tat dsi a varity similar cmts.

Jst as it ds wit atrs, CAD stwar assis ams t varials sc

as D1, D2, ad s rt. Sic it is qally imrtat r varials t av

ssil ams, ca t lt a sat t sat lt ratr ta

lavi it as t mr radm D7 it may assid.

SolIDworkS 3D ASSEmblY wITh pArTS lIST.



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Sandards for Non-Grac Arbus

prdct dsis icld -mtric attrits, sc as matrials ad tir

rrtis, srac is, slir ams ad art mrs, csts, t am

t dsir, ad t dat t art was dsid. Str tis ty

irmati i CAD art r assmly ls wr it ca accssd r a

varity rss.

bills matrial drawis r i maactri rsrc lai systms ca

ratd atmatically rm -raic attrits i art mdls. Wits

ad tr mass rrtis ca calclatd i matrial rrtis ar strd

wit t art. etri rdct data dri t dsi as ad rrri t it

trt maactr icrass accracy ad savs tim.

ExAmplE oF A DESIgn TAblE wITh mEAnIngFul vArIAblE nAmES.

estalis stadards r -raic data tat is strd wit varis classs

arts. All arts sld av ams, art mrs, ad rlas dats. Y will

raly wat t str dirt tys data r arts tat ar rcasd r

aricatd i a s.



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par Numbr Assgnmns

Assii art mrs is lik alaci yr ccki acct. ndy liks

t d it; t i y dt, y will xric rlms tat cld imact yr

rdctivity. T avid tis, av mrs assid atmatically y itr a

pDM systm r a ca-ctrl systm. Atmatic mri savs tim

ad limits dlays y limiati t d t rqst mr assimts rma clrk.

emloyng par Famls

As mtid av, atmati t dsi similar art amilis savs tim.

br dlyi yr CAD stwar, tik at wic art classs i yr

raizati cld t rm dsi atmati.

Its ard t lly atmat t dsi a cmlx rdct sc as a scl

s r a tractr. hwvr, may sassmlis ts cmlx systms,

sc as sats, rackts, ad st-mtal als, ca atmatd citly.Cmais ca d may rtitis t atmat t rti dsi

dsid-t-rdr rdcts, icldi rdcti maciry, matrial-adli

qimt, ad tls.

ecra irs t lk r amilis arts ad sassmlis ws

dsi ca atmatd. Mak lists ts activitis ad riritiz tm

accrdi t t maximm ttial savis.

DESIgn AuTomATIon SoFTwArE, SuCh AS DrIvEworkS, A pArTnEr

ApplICATIon For SolIDworkS, EnAblES An InFInITE vArIETY oF

SImIlAr proDuCTS or SubASSEmblIES To bE DESIgnED

AuTomATICAllY.



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Flanng Faur trs

Dsi cmlx arts wit lical strctrs tat miimiz t

ddcis am atrs. W arts ctai may art-cild

rlatisis, a ca t t atrs ir i t tr ca cas

mltil atrs t ail.

Dsirs sld lar t t i t imrtat atrs rst, addi dtails

sc as llts, camrs, ad astr ls at t d. Ti imrtat

atrs t cstrcti las, ratr ta t ac tr, s tat atrs

ca sitid iddtly.

moDElS wITh logICAl STruCTurES ArE EASIEr To ImprovE AnD

To uSE For mAnuFACTurIng plAnnIng. In ThIS ExAmplE, ThErough CASTIng moDEl AT ThE lEFT IS uSED AS ThE bASIS oF

ThE FInIShED mIllED pArT on ThE rIghT. ThE rEFErEnCE plAnES

ArE orgAnIzED AT ThE Top oF ThE moDEl. CAST FEATurES ComE

bEForE mIllED AnD DrIllED FEATurES.

Wll-strctrd dsis cm scially imrtat i y d t

rat mdls itrmdiat rcss sts. r xaml, i a art

is wit a r casti, is t milld r trd, ad ally as

ls drilld i it, mdl t art i t way it will dcstrctd r

maactr.Taci dsirs t mly sc discili is t ardst ascts

imlmti 3D CAD. hwvr, t ts icld dsis tat cst

lss t maactr ad tat ar asir t mdiy.



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Cckng Modls bfor Rlas

I t days cil-ad-ar drati, dy wld av issd a

drawi witt ccki it. Tday, may cmais rlas 3D mdls

witt rmal ccki rcdrs. Ccki 3D mdls sld

accmlisd may lvls:

Cmltss, dimsial accracy, ad mti rm ad

ctial rqirmts.

Mdli strctr. Is t mdl tr as fat as ssil? Ar tr

rid atrs i t art r cts i mty sac? Ar llts ad

small ls alid last?

Crmac t cmay stadards. Ar dimsis alid rrly?

Ar rqird -mtric attrits icldd?

prlm-r mtry. Ds t art ctai small acs r mtric

irrlaritis tat cld stall maactri r aalytical rcsss?

hir-lvl ccks mst rrmd y xricd dsirs wdrstad t yr cmays rdcts ad stadards ad d CAD

mdli rcsss. eirs sld dvl ccklists t assist i

rviwi mdls.

Rti crmac ccki ca rrmd y stwar, sc as

SlidWrks Dsi Cckr. It ca cck r rrrs sc as imrr

its, -stadard l sizs, missi art rrtis, ad arts wit rild

rrrs r artially dd sktcs.

plan Comonn Lbrars

Allwi dsirs t s ay cmt ty d t Itrt ca

cstly. Y ca sav my y limiti t tys, rads, ad sizs

cmts sd i yr rdcts. r xaml, mst cmais av

d ty ca limit t astrs ty stck t a racti t sizs

availal. Limiti t slcti tat dsirs mly rdcs rcasi,

ivtry, ad rdct srt csts. It als allws cmts t

t i ir vlms, rslti i ttr rics.

Y will sav dsirs tim ad lar y ildi liraris cmts

cmmly sd i rdcts. Mst CAD stwar cms wit liraris

astrs, strctral stl sas, sris, aris, ar srckts, ad

llys. CAD stwar cmais als r li liraris rritary

cmts, sc as ms, arxs, lctrical cctrs, xtrs,

mld ass, ad valvs. o xaml t ty srvic is

SlidWrks 3D Ctt Ctral (www.3dcttctral.cm).



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ThIS AuTomATED boTTlE pACkAgIng SYSTEm From hArTnESS

InTErnATIonAl IS An ExAmplE oF A proDuCT ConFIgurED

unIquElY For EACh CuSTomEr uSIng Common ComponEnTS.

ev t CAD mdls ca lcatd i a varity srcs, ac

cmay sld crat its w lirary arvd cmts. Ts

CAD mdls sld strd yr cmays l srvr i rad-ly

rmat r i a pDM systm. Assi sm t rl cmt

liraria t rvt dlicati arts ad t assr ty ar mdld

i accrdac wit cmay stadards, ctai cssary attrits, ad

ar rrly classid.

Cmts sld raizd it ldrs y ty t al

dsirs t d tm qickly. W addi cmts t t lirary,

tak t tim t assr ty cmly wit yr cmays art-mdli

stadards. Icld cstm rrtis sc as t vdrs am ad

art mrs as wll as yr cmays art mr, vdr mrs

(i sd), ad ay tr irmati (sc as cmliac wit

virmtal stadards) tat mit dd y dsirs r

rcasi ats.

parts imrtd i stadard rmats sld strd i t ativ rmat

yr CAD stwar. Imrtd arts may rqir rair wrk, wic

sld d c y t liraria, t ac tim t art is sd. Iyr CAD systm allws it, add SmartMat Tcly t cmts t

al tm t lacd qickly.



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ts for Buldng Lbrars Fas

us art liraris tat cm wit yr CAD stwar r dwlad art

mdls rm t Itrt ad cck tm. Dt wrry i dwladd

arts lack dimsi-driv atrs. Tr is d t ca

dimsis rcasd arts.

SolIDworkS 3DConTEnTCEnTrAl provIDES EngInEErS wITh

3D moDElS oF ThouSAnDS oF CommErCIAl pArTS ThAT CAn bE

uSED In DESIgnS oF mEChAnICAl SYSTEmS.

I art mdls art availal, mly aramtric art amilis wr

ssil t sav tim. Add ly dtail t art mdls t al

dsirs t cck rm, t, ad cti.

Dsi yr lirary classicati ad li scma r ii t

s yr CAD systm, t dt ild all t arts y d at c. Its

astr ad lss cstly t add arts as dd ad cck tm it t

lirary r rs.

Dvl a ccklist irmati rqird i vry lirary art, ad mak

sr dsirs kw w t s it. T ccklist als irs t

rar tir w arts a xditd asis i cssary.



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tran workrs

Cmais tat say ty cat ard t trai wrkrs will ay r t lack

traii latr. utraid mlys ar lss rdctiv cas ty

mak mistaks tat mst crrctd, ad cas ty ail t tak ll

advata t CAD systms caailitis.

Alt tsid xrts, sc as yr CAD rsllr, sld listd t

l wit traii, dt lav traii xclsivly t trs. Rsllrs ad

lcal scl rrams ca tac wrkrs t asics, sc as w t mak

a sktc r sa atr, t tsidrs cat dcat tm at yr

cmays rcdrs ad rcsss. Rsllrs ad cll rssrs

cat xctd t kw w t timally dsi yr rdcts.

Traii crricla sld tailrd t mt t ds yr cmay.

Dvl a traii tli i csltati wit yr vdr tat ts wit

yr la. cs systm caailitis tat yr l will s ad mit

atrs ty dt d. Trr, i yr cmay asis rdcts

rm st mtal ad strctral stl, tr is littl ras t tac wrkrsat sisticatd srac-mdli atrs r idstrial dsi.

Yr crs syllas sld als icld:

prcdrs r l ami, mri, stra, ad rlas

Wr liraris ar lcatd ad w ty ar raizd

Wic tmlats ar availal ad w t s tm

As dsirs cm mr xricd wit yr w CAD systm,

ty will discvr ways t s it mr rdctivly. Ts imrvmts

sld addd t traii crricla ad rrc matrials.

plan Your Sysm Arccur

T arcitctr yr CAD systm iclds cmtr ardwar,

lcal twrk crati, stwar st, data maamt, ad

Itrt srvics.

hardar Rqurmns

I y ar radi rm 2D t 3D CAD stwar, y sld la radi yr dsirs wrkstatis, dartmtal l srvrs, ad

twrki ar, as wll.

Designer workstations

Cs rssial-rad mdls crtid y yr stwar slirs.

Ask tm at raics adatrs, t ty rcssr, ad t

amt RAM ad mmry rcmmdd r ac iri

alicati.



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Departmental fle servers

Srvrs str CAD mdls ad cmt liraris, ad ty r data

maamt stwar. T mst imrtat caractristics a CAD l

srvr ar disk caacity ad rliaility. A d rl tm is tat srvr

disk caacity sld qal t disk caacity all t CAD wrkstatis

twrkd t it.

RAID (Rddat Array Ixsiv Disks) stra systms rtct

iri data tr rddacy. RAID lvls 1 tr 6 distrit

data acrss mltil disks t miimiz t imact disk driv ailr. I a

driv raks, irmati is lst.

Networking gear

Ddi t siz yr ls ad t sd yr lcal ara

twrk, y may d t rad yr twrki qimt. T tst t

caacity yr twrk, mv rrstativ-sizd arts ad assmlis

rm srvrs t clits, ad assss t trasr tims t s i ty ar

acctal. I y d it t slw, iait etrt qimt is rasaly

ricd ad limiats dlays mvi lar mdls t ad rm l srvrs.

Sandardzd Su

I yr raizati as a ddicatd CAD admiistratr, stadardizi t

tis istalld ac wrkstati ca rdc lar csts. Allwi

dsirs t cs tir tis idividally maks diasi rlms

ad aswri qstis mr diclt r srt rsl. I y av

vr istalld stwar si a admiistrativ ima, ask yr stwar

dalr t l wit t istallati.

Daa Managmn

I yr cmay as mr ta a w l si CAD stwar r i

tams dsirs wrk t sam rdct, t y d rdct

data maamt (pDM) stwar. A admiistrativ systm tat

rlats t fw t dsi rcss, pDM stwar rvts rrrs

sc as dsir vrwriti t wrk atr. It als als

dsirs t idtiy crrt rvisis ad sarc r t latst

irmati si attrits ad ky wrds.



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pDM stwar ca cmlx. Assr tat at last tw l i yr

raizati ar rmally traid i w t st ad s t stwar.

It is als wrt iri scialists rm yr CAD dalr r tr srvic

cmay t assist wit t iitial istallati ad traii.

ThIS Flow DIAgrAm oF A DESIgn ApprovAl proCESS In

SolIDworkS EnTErprISE pDm IS onE ExAmplE oF An ADvAnCED

ApplICATIon

ThAT CAn hElp EngInEErS pErForm ADmInISTrATIvE TASkS

morE EFFICIEnTlY.

W imlmti pDM stwar, start wit a siml systm tat

rvids cck-i ad l tracki. oc vry is cmrtal wit

a asic systm, add caailitis sc as ca maamt,ill--matrial maamt, dirct accss y slirs, ad liks t

maactri rsrc lai. Ts alicatis ca sav tim ad

rdc rrrs y assri tat ly arvd data ar rlasd r

maactr.

inrn Srvcs

T Itrt as cm a itral tl r may ascts CAD,

icldi taii srt ad slvi rlms, rsarci w

matrials ad cmts, cmmicati wit slirs, adrvidi -sit data ack. As wit ay Itrt ccti, yr

twrk CAD wrkstatis mst rtctd rm malicis

stwar tat ca dama ls r slw systm rrmac.

Saard yr ivstmt y istalli rwall rtrs t rtct

itral twrks ad ati-virs stwar idividal wrkstatis.

A w class scrity stwar, sc as gls pstii Srvics,

rats tsid itral twrks t catc trats r ty rac

yr rwall rtr.



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Concluson

Jst y taki t tim t rad tis dcmt, y av tak t rst st

t sccssl imlmtati yr 3D CAD systm. I y llw tr

y idtiyi t mst rdctiv activitis, stalisi st ractics, ad

carlly lai t systm imlmtati ad arcitctr, yr

raizati will driv t maximm t rm tis acqisiti. T rtrsr sccss, rmmr t:

b atit. Dt try t switc vry t a w CAD systm at

c. pas i w systms starti wit t mst rdctiv tasks.

Assss yr rrss. Icld qatial jctivs i yr la.

id t i ts als ar i mt. I s, lt trs kw at

yr sccss. I t, d t wy t systm ist wrki as

xctd.

b fxil. I w tcly trs t t lss rdctiv ta

xctd r a articlar st tasks, ca t la ad try

smti ls.

evlv. T mst sccssl cmais ctisly imrv tir

rcsss. St als r acd rdctivity, ad iv wrkrs tim

t imrv tir mtds.

Yr w CAD systm is a wrl tl. Wit it, y ca rvltiiz

yr wrk rcsss, imrv yr rdcts, rw yr siss, ad

v ca t wrld. pla carlly, trai wll, dvl d aits, ad

dsi ttr rdcts.

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