New Assembly to Archive

New Assembly to Archive

  1. Select >  New.
  2. Define the document data in the dialog box.
    • Select Assembly.
    • Name the part in the Label field. Name a Document
    • You can supplement the part's archive data by clicking the Arc. Data button.
    • Select Add to Archive.
    • Select To project when creating a document for a specific project. Activate an existing project by clicking the Select button, or create a new project by clicking the New button.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Start modeling the new assembly in the working window.
Note:
  • Create a new part by pressing Ctrl+N.
  • If there are a lot of parts and subassemblies in the assembly, collapse the assembly tree by pressing Shift+Left Arrow.

New Link Assembly

  1. Activate the working window.
  2. Select the context-sensitive New.... function.
  3. Select Assembly.
  4. Name the assembly in the Label field. For example, LinkAssy, and click OK.

    You will see a new link assembly in the tree.

    Figure 1: A dot followed by the letter L after the label indicates a link assembly.

New Local Assembly

  1. Activate the working window.
  2. Select the context-sensitive New.... function.
  3. Select Assembly.
  4. Name the assembly in the Label field. For example, LocalAssy.
  5. Select Local.
  6. Click OK.

    You will see a new local assembly in the tree

    Figure 2: A local assembly is only indicated by the label.