Insert Components/Begin Assembly PropertyManager
You can add components to new or existing assemblies. The name of the
PropertyManager depends on whether you are creating a new assembly or
working in an existing assembly.
To insert components into an assembly:
Do one of the following:
- or -
In an existing assembly, click Insert
Components
(Assembly toolbar) or Insert,
Component, Existing
Part/Assembly.
Previously saved documents that are currently
open appear under Part/Assembly to Insert.
Click
to pin
the PropertyManager if you want to insert multiple components without
having to re-open the PropertyManager.
Select a part or assembly from the list, or click
Browse to open an existing document.
Click in the graphics area to place the component,
or click
to place the component origin coincident with
the assembly origin.
If the PropertyManager is not pinned, it
closes.
If the PropertyManager is pinned, click again
in the graphics area to add another instance of the selected component,
or repeat steps 2 and 3 to add a different component.
To create a layout:
When creating a new assembly, click Create Layout in the PropertyManager.
- or -
In an existing assembly, click Create
Layout
(Layout Tools toolbar).
Thumbnail Preview
Displays previews of components you select under Part/Assembly
to Insert.
Options
Start command
when creating new assembly. Select to open the Begin
Assembly PropertyManager when you create a new assembly. Clear
if your first assembly task is commonly something other than inserting
components or creating a layout.
Graphics preview.
Select to see a preview of the selected document in the graphics area
under your pointer.
Make Virtual.
Makes the component you are inserting virtual.
Making a component virtual breaks the link to the external component file
and stores the component definition inside the assembly file. Exception:
If the external file is a derived part, the virtual component retains
references to the parent of that part. You can manually break these external
references in the virtual part.