Inserting and Mating the Parts in an Assembly

You can create an assembly by inserting and mating the two hinge configurations.

First, create the assembly.

  1. Click File > Make Assembly from Part.
    The Begin Assembly PropertyManager appears. Because the hinge part is already open, Hinge appears in Open documents under Part/Assembly to Insert.
  2. In the PropertyManager, select Hinge.
  3. Place the hinge in the graphics window:
    1. Click View > Hide/Show > Origins to show the origins.
    2. Move the pointer into the graphics area so the Hinge inferences the assembly origin. This aligns the planes of the assembly and the part.
      The pointer changes to when it is over the assembly origin.
    3. Click to place the Hinge on the origin when it is inferenced.
  4. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Hinge<1>, and select Component Properties . Under Referenced configuration, notice that InnerCuts is selected because InnerCuts is the active configuration in the part.
  5. Click OK to create the assembly.