Creating an Assembly from a Part To create an assembly from a part: Click Make Assembly from Part/Assembly (Standard toolbar) or File > Make Assembly from Part. An assembly opens with the Insert Component PropertyManager active. Click in the graphics area to add the part to the assembly.SOLIDWORKS makes the first component fixed. Parent topicBasic Component Operations Related concepts Positioning Components in an Assembly Component Patterns and Mirroring Component Properties Related tasks Adding Components to an Assembly Editing Assembly Components Deleting Components from an Assembly Selecting Components Moving and Rotating Components Renaming Components