Creating Smart Components Open the training assembly to define the Smart Component. Click here to open pillow_block.sldasm, (or browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\tutorial\smartcomponents\pillow_block.sldasm). The training assembly is shown in an exploded view to facilitate component selection. Click Make Smart Component (Assembly toolbar). Select the bearing for Smart Component . The bearing (the component that you are making smart) is highlighted. Select the cap screws, lock washers, and flat washers for Components . The cap screws, lock washers, and flat washers are components you want to associate with the bearing selected in step 3.