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When an assembly is a component of another assembly, it is referred to as a subassembly. You can nest subassemblies in multiple levels, to reflect the hierarchy of your design.
You can form a subassembly from components that are already in the assembly, thereby moving the components down one level in the assembly hierarchy.
You can dissolve a subassembly into individual components, thereby moving the components up one level in the assembly hierarchy.
You can change the order of the components within a level of the assembly hierarchy.
By default, when you create a subassembly, it is rigid. Within the parent assembly, the subassembly acts as a single unit and its components do not move relative to each other. However, you can make subassemblies flexible. This allows movement of the individual components of a subassembly within the parent assembly.
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