Add a Model
- Create a new assembly to the archives or open an existing assembly for editing.
- Select .
- Select the archive model (part or assembly) from the browser, and select the context-sensitive function Select.
- If there are several configurations in the selected model, select the configuration that you wish to add to the assembly.
- Select an auxiliary function for adding a model, if necessary. You can rotate the model, change its reference point, make it visible only in the active configuration or create a part pattern. Auxiliary Functions for Adding a Model
- Select the model position in the assembly. If necessary, limit the cursor snap by selecting Point, Line or Face on the toolbar.
- If you want to add the same model more than once, select the positions of the next models. When you don’t want to add the selected model anymore, select the context-sensitive function OK or press the mouse middle button.
- If you want to add another model to the assembly, select the model from the archives and repeat steps 4-7.
- Select the context-sensitive function OK or press the mouse middle button.
Note:
- First add a part that you want to remain stationary when viewing the kinematics of the assembly. The start-up part will be fixed to its position as a default. If necessary, you can later release the part by selecting the context-sensitive function Release, and fix another part using the Fix function.
- The parts’ exact position in relation to each other is defined with geometric constraints. If an imported part/assembly is positioned on the face, and to the reference point is connected a planar face, an adds automatic constraint point-face in place of coincident face-face constraint.
- After selecting the position of the part, the model number and name of the part will be displayed in the assembly tree. The extension .L denotes that there is a link from the part to the original model.
- When you need to position parts precisely or view the kinematics of an assembly, position the parts using geometric constraints.