About the Accessory Window
When you place a component or use a tool that includes an accessory component or feature, you can open the accessory component in a new window, even if it is already open in another window. An accessory window can be docked in the graphics window or opened separately.
Docked Accessory Window
By default, a docked accessory window opens to manage components during the following operations:
• Component placement in Assembly and Manufacturing modes
• Copy/Publish geometry
• Merge/Inheritance
• Shrinkwrap
You can reposition and resize the window. Adjust the model view and the window view using commands on the shortcut menu. The docked accessory window contains the Graphics toolbar. A Model Tree opens below the assembly Model Tree.
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To open the accessory component in a separate window, you can set the accessory_window_display configuration option to undocked.
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Undocked Accessory Window
By default, all other accessory operations, such as user-defined feature creation and Mechanica post-processing, use a separate window.