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General Attributes

With library features, you can do any of the following tasks:
  • Select a configuration while inserting the library feature into a part.
  • Include Link to parent part.
  • Edit by changing configurations, selecting a different position, and so on.
  • Add descriptions to references when saving the library feature.
  • Add annotations to a library feature, and have the annotations inserted into the part with the library feature.
    When you insert the annotation into a library feature, either the annotation itself or the leader must touch the feature to be saved with the feature.
  • Store a helix as a library feature.
  • Flip the sketch orientation during insertion of a library feature by clicking the direction arrow in the graphics area.
  • Transfer visual properties, such as textures, specified in the library feature to the inserted features.


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