Assembly Overview

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Assembly Overview

The Assembly Help describes the procedure of assembling parts created in Part mode. It offers information about working with assembled models and managing assembly projects. Refer to these help topics for information on using the Assembly environment, tools, and techniques. For a detailed overview, skim the Help contents.

Tasks for Assembly

• Adding Components to the Assembly

◦ Placing Components

◦ Using Constraint Sets

◦ Using Component Interfaces

◦ Packaging Components

◦ Leaving Components Unplaced

• Manipulating Components

◦ Moving Components for Placement Purposes

◦ Dragging Placed Components

◦ Detecting Component Collision

• Working with Assembly Components

◦ Copying Components

◦ Mirroring Components

◦ Resolving Retrieval Failures

• Modifying Assemblies

◦ Redefining Component Placement

◦ Replacing Components

◦ Intersecting Assemblies

◦ Interchanging Assemblies

• Using Top-Down Design

◦ Working With Skeleton Models

◦ Working With Notebooks

◦ Sharing Design Data

• Managing Views

◦ Exploded Assembly Views

◦ Displaying Cross Sections

◦ Setting Assembly Zones

◦ Setting Display Styles

• Simplifying Large Assemblies

◦ Using Simplified Representations

◦ Using Envelopes

• Exploring References and Dependencies

◦ Investigating References

◦ Controlling References

• Using Configurable Products

◦ Creating Configurable Products

◦ Creating Configurable Modules

◦ Assigning Options and Choices

◦ Building Assembly Variants

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