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Can I reduce the number of similar part files?

I've been playing around with Inventor and managed to model everything we've built so far. I'm very impressed with the software. There is one area, though, that I may be doing the hard way.

Suppose you have an assembly made of several pieces of 2x4 aluminum of various lengths. Up to now, I've had to create a separate part file for each extrusion length, then assemble them together. Is there a quicker way? For example, while working in the assembly, can I place a part and then specify its length?

In other words, if my assembly uses 10 pieces of 2x4 aluminum, each of different lengths, will I need 10 separate part files?

Thanks for the help.

John