Adom Basic Parts

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ This page is the umbrella: each part has its own component page with full charac  --- +## Reuse the validated manufacturer STEP on the component page++John Lauer confirmed on 9 September 2026 that Adom Basic Parts component pages carry validated manufacturer STEP files. Treat the existing component page as the first source for that part's approved mechanical asset: inspect its current assets and validation/provenance notes, reuse the validated STEP and placement, and preserve its source revision. Do not start another manufacturer download hunt or generate a replacement merely because the part is a commodity passive.++A model can legitimately be shared across exact MPNs with the same qualified package. A different family filename, a CAD exporter name, or a shared file hash alone does not invalidate its manufacturer origin or Adom's validation. Check the page's validation record, package dimensions, terminal geometry, mounting transform and exact applicable variants.++Keep catalog approval and file authorship explicit. If a particular downloaded file directly identifies a third-party generic model, or conflicts with the page's validated asset, inspect the current page assets and history to find the approved file and report the specific discrepancy to the existing component/catalog owner. Preserve the approved asset and original evidence. Do not silently label a demonstrably third-party file manufacturer-authored, and do not generalize one legacy-file discrepancy into a claim that the entire Basic Parts catalog lacks validated models.+ ## What's in this catalog  | Category | Basic count | Packages | Manufacturers |

@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ Full surface — writes, receive-by-DM, audit ledger, cart approvals — is in [  --- +## Reuse the validated manufacturer STEP on the component page++John Lauer confirmed on 9 September 2026 that Adom Basic Parts component pages carry validated manufacturer STEP files. Treat the existing component page as the first source for that part's approved mechanical asset: inspect its current assets and validation/provenance notes, reuse the validated STEP and placement, and preserve its source revision. Do not start another manufacturer download hunt or generate a replacement merely because the part is a commodity passive.++A model can legitimately be shared across exact MPNs with the same qualified package. A different family filename, a CAD exporter name, or a shared file hash alone does not invalidate its manufacturer origin or Adom's validation. Check the page's validation record, package dimensions, terminal geometry, mounting transform and exact applicable variants.++Keep catalog approval and file authorship explicit. If a particular downloaded file directly identifies a third-party generic model, or conflicts with the page's validated asset, inspect the current page assets and history to find the approved file and report the specific discrepancy to the existing component/catalog owner. Preserve the approved asset and original evidence. Do not silently label a demonstrably third-party file manufacturer-authored, and do not generalize one legacy-file discrepancy into a claim that the entire Basic Parts catalog lacks validated models.+ ## Getting the CAD for a part  Every basic part's wiki component page carries the full CAD set. Two ways in: