The multibody technique is similar to the split parts technique. You create the multibody part using the Split command. However, you keep the bodies in the multibody part instead of splitting them off as separate parts.
To create the individual parts, you then use the
Save Bodies command, which offers several advantages:
- Bodies are assigned IDs
- Body names are transferred automatically from the master part to the individual parts
- Individual parts are derived automatically
- You create the assembly directly from the PropertyManager
You use a version of the computer mouse that has already been split into a multibody part.
We recommend you save your work in folders named Base, Split, and Multibody to avoid confusion between techniques or the overwriting of documents.