Inserting Parts

When occurrences are hidden in the Assembly Editor pane, parts may be added to product structures by clicking the insert new

icon to open a new part creation window or the insert existing

icon to search for an existing part in any context for which you have access. Either operation adds the inserted part to the end of part list in the Assembly Editor pane. The add icon

is shown in the Markup column.

Parts that have been previously located and added to the system clipboard can be inserted into the product structures using the paste

and select parts to paste

icons. These added parts are also be marked with the add icon

and appear at the bottom of the Assembly Editor pane.

The quantities for any inserted part are initially set to zero. Double-click in the empty cell underneath the desired assembly part and enter the quantity. The modified quantity is displayed as a markup within the edited cell.

New or existing parts may not be added when occurrences are shown in the Assembly Editor pane. With occurrences shown, the behavior of the insert existing action

is changed to create new part occurrences through the entry of reference designators.

Select a part and enter a reference designator label in the displayed window. Multiple reference designators may be entered separated by commas (R1, R2, R3) or in ranges (R1 – R3) The quantity of parts used in the assembly is related to the number of occurrences that are labeled with reference designators. If you enter more reference designator names than the total quantity of that part used in the assembly, the quantity is increased to equal the number of occurrences identified by reference designators. Entering fewer reference designators than the quantity of the part used in the assembly means that some of the occurrences do not have reference designator labels. In this situation the quantity of a part is not reduced and the reference designators may be added at a later time. Once occurrences are identified by reference designators you can enter a quantity of 1 in each assembly that uses the occurrence.