All told, it took me about 20 minutes to go from installing it on my hard drive to searching for components. InPart has extensive installation and help documentation, which can be downloaded from their website. This means the information is always current, as they are constantly updating it. And the manual can't get lost. The Models Currently DesignSuite contains over 150,000 models and is growing fast.
Dimensions are in English and metric units.
The user can search in three different ways. First, one can search through a hierarchical file structure. Second, it is possible to search graphically, via thumbnail pictures of components. DesignSuite automatically manipulates the query and graphical search windows to match the parts categories. For example, when the user looks for a bearing, the query area changes to show only bearing attributes and associated thumbnails.