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Positioning Components
You can press CTRL + ALT and use the Right Mouse Button to position a component during assembly. |
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| Task 3-2. Assemble the PISTON_ASSY to the ENGINE.ASM with a Cylinder Connection. |
- Select the Folder Browser
, and click Working Directory .
- Double-click the ENGINE.ASM to open it.
- Click View > Display Settings > Model Display from the main menu. Select the Shade tab and enable Transparency. Click OK from the Model Display dialog box.
- Select the Folder Browser
, and click Working Directory .
- Drag the width of the browser so that the file list and the model are visible.
- Select the PISTON_ASSY.ASM, then drag it into the graphics window to begin assembling it.
- Press CTRL + ALT, then right-click and drag to position the PISTON_ASSY.ASM as shown.
- Select the Connect tab from the Component Placement dialog box.
- Change the Connection Type to from Pin to Cylinder.
- Select the cylindrical surfaces as shown.

Selecting Surfaces | |