To Assemble a Library Component
1. Click > . The Library Component dialog box opens.
2. Select the name of the parent assembly.
3. The LIBRARY_PATH option sets the default root directory. Choose the unit of measure <unit> as mm or inch, then set the root directory to /components/<unit>/library.
4. Enter a search string and click
to list all matches in the
Library Components list, or select a directory from the browser window.
5. Select a component from the active directory. The Component tab is activated and the component is displayed in a preview window. The component dimensions appear in a table adjacent to the preview window.
6. Right-click a line in the table to open the
Measure dialog box, double-click a cell in the
Value column to edit the dimension value
, or select a value from the list
.
| You cannot change values marked  . |
7. Enter a component name in the Part Name field. Select the check box to enter an alternate name. The component is displayed in the preview window.
8. The reference names in boldface must be set manually. Click the displayed references such as Axis, Plane, and so on and select the respective assembly placement constraints from the graphics window.
9. Select an instance from the table.
10. When you select the Standard Part check box at the bottom of the window, you cannot modify the parameter dimensions in the existing model. The new instance is substituted for the existing component. When you clear the Standard Part check box, and set new dimensions and parameters, the existing component is modified.
11. Select the Add to BOM check box to include the component in the bill of materials. When the component is an assembly, you can set subassemblies independently.
12. Select the following general options in the Options tab for library components:
◦ Create Cut—When you define a component with cut quilts, cut-by-quilt features are created in all models that interfere with the new component after it has been assembled.
◦ Pattern Component—When one of the assembly constraints is part of a pattern, the library component is placed on each instance of that pattern.
13. Click
to preview the assembled component. A wire frame assembly appears in the mold base. The new component appears shaded so you can check the dimensions. If you redefine a component, the existing model is suppressed temporarily during preview.
14. Click OK to apply the changes and close the dialog box, or click Cancel to close the dialog box.
