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Setting a Baseline

You can lock in the value of a design so you can compare future changes to the cost. If you change the design later on, the cost will be compared to the locked cost.

In the Costing Task Pane, under Estimated Cost Per Part, click Set Baseline to lock the Current cost.
The Current cost is locked as Baseline and the button changes to . While the baseline price is set, the part is rotated, flattened, and refolded.

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