Group Parts into a Local Assembly
General
- You can group parts of an assembly into a local subassembly, for example by type or purpose.
- In this case, for example, a large number of screws and nuts do not appear directly in the feature tree of the main assembly, but appear under the local subassembly.
- The parts of a local subassembly can be printed out into a higher-level parts list just like they were parts of the main assembly.
- Select the local assembly in the feature tree.
- Select the context-sensitive function Properties.
- Select Explode to parts list.
- You can freely name the subassemblies, making them easy to identify under the assembly.
Create a local subassembly from the parts
- Select the parts to be moved to the local assembly.
- Hold down the Ctrl key if you select several parts.
- Select the following contextual function: Save as Assembly.
- The program opens the dialog box New Document.
- Enter the part label and select Local.
- Click OK to confirm the creation of the local assembly.
- Click OK to exit the local configuration.
Move parts into a local assembly
- In an assembly, select the context-sensitive function New.
- The program opens the dialog box New Document.
- Enter the part label and select Local.
- Click OK to confirm the creation of the local assembly.
- Click OK to exit the local configuration.
- Move parts into the local assembly
- Select the function Other Functions > Change Assembly.
- For more details, see Move a Part from an Assembly to Another
Note:
- The parts of a local assembly are printed out in an upper-level parts list if the following definitions have been made.
- The subassembly is a local assembly.
- The subassembly has the Explode to Parts List property.