To Create a Family of Assemblies

Assembly Design > Using Assembly > Working with Assemblies > Assembly Family Tables > To Create a Family of Assemblies

Create the generic assembly.

1. Click Tools >

Family Table. The Family Table dialog box opens.

2. Click

or Insert > Columns. The Family Items dialog box opens.

3. Under Add Item, click Component. The Select dialog box opens.

4. Select the required component to add to the family table and click OK.

5. Click OK in the Family Items dialog box to accept your changes.

6. In the Family Table, click

or Insert > Instance Row. Add as many instances as you want. Each row is added after the current, highlighted row. You can also select a cell in the last row and press ENTER to add a row to the end of the table.

7. Initially, all new cells contain asterisks (*), which means they take their value from the generic model.

8. Enter names and values in the cells to define the instances.