Working with Sub-assemblies
When an assembly is a component of another assembly, it is
referred to as a sub-assembly. You can nest sub-assemblies in multiple
levels, to reflect the hierarchy of your design.
Creating a Sub-assembly
There are several ways to create a sub-assembly:
You can create
an assembly document as a separate operation, then make it a sub-assembly
by inserting it as a component in a higher-level assembly.
You can insert
a new, empty sub-assembly at any level of the assembly hierarchy
while you are editing a top-level assembly, then add components to it
in a variety of ways.
You can form
a sub-assembly by selecting a group of components that are
already in the assembly. This creates a sub-assembly and adds components
to it in a single step.
Modifying a Sub-assembly
As you develop an assembly, you can modify its sub-assemblies
in these ways:
You can dissolve
a sub-assembly into individual components, thereby moving the
components up one level in the assembly hierarchy.
You can edit
the assembly structure by moving components up or down in the hierarchy,
or to a different branch of the hierarchy. There are two ways to do this:
Drag
and drop the components to move them from one assembly to another.
Click
Tools,
Reorganize Components. This method can be easier to use when
the FeatureManager design tree is very long, and therefore requires a
lot of scrolling.
You can
change
the order of the components within a level of the hierarchy.