Saving Blocks and Linking Files

Save Crane Base-1 and Upper Arm-1 as blocks.

  1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Crane Base-1, and select Save Block.
  2. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save the block, type crane_base (the .sldblk extension is added) and click Save.
  3. In the graphics area, select any sketch entity on Upper Arm-1.
  4. In the PropertyManager, under Definition, select Link to file and then click .
    When you select Link to File, changes made to the original file propagate to all instances of the block or nested block. When linked to file, you cannot edit the block in the current document.
  5. In the FeatureManager design tree, select Upper Arm-1.
  6. Click Save Block (Blocks toolbar), and save as upper_arm.sldblk.
  7. Click File > Save to This PC and save as mycrane.SLDPRT.
    Save to 3DEXPERIENCE is unavailable in sketch mode.
    Saving the model automatically rebuilds it.