About Working with Assemblies in Legacy
Functionally, the Assembly mode in Legacy is similar to the Assembly mode in Creo Parametric. It is intended to be used for creating assemblies as well as manipulating their components. Using the available interface functions, you can also import assemblies into Legacy from other systems or output them to other formats. Legacy Assembly mode is unique in its ability to manipulate wireframe entities of imported objects. Wireframe manipulation tools in Legacy Assembly mode are the same as those found in Legacy Part mode. Legacy assemblies may include components created in Legacy or in basic Creo Parametric. You can also retrieve and manipulate them in Creo Parametric Assembly mode.
The following Assembly mode functions are available in theLegacy Asm menu:
• Component—Assembles parts and subassemblies in an assembly and performs other procedures on assembly components, such as copying, merging, replacing, and deleting components. Also creates new parts and subassemblies.
• Feature—Creates and manipulates parametric assembly features.
• Wireframe—Manipulates wireframe entities of an imported object. This functionality is the same as in Legacy Part mode.
• Surface—Creates, modifies, and removes assembly surface features.
• Modify—Modifies an assembly or its components. This includes modifying dimensions, moving components in the assembly, manipulating layers, and so on.
• Restructure—Restructures the assembly tree by moving components between subassemblies.
• Simplfd Rep—Specifies which members of an assembly are to be retrieved into session and displayed. Creates, modifies, or sets a simplified representation.
• Regenerate—Updates modified part and assembly dimensions (also reassembles after exploding).
• Interface—Outputs the current assembly to another system or imports a 3D object from another format.
• Layer—Performs layer functions.
You can use Legacy parts in any Creo Parametric assembly as well as use Creo Parametric parts in Legacy assemblies.