This may be common knowledge for many MoI users.
If not, you'll want to know that McMaster-Carr has an extensive 3D CAD library for their products, which includes common mechanical parts you may want to use in your projects.
Visit www.mcmaster.com/
Go to a product catagory page.
Click on a product.
A pop-up tab opens to allow you to enter the order quantity.
This tab also has a link titled "Product Detail"
Click the Product Detail link to open a drawing of the part.
In the drop-down box select "3-D Step"
Click the SAVE button.
The Windows web browser dialog opens with an option to "Open with:"
Select MoI 3D from the browser drop-down and click OK.
MoI opens with your part, ready for editing.
Ed Ferguson
Sample of parts I've pulled into MoI:
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