To Create a New Subassembly
You can create a new subassembly in any existing assembly. A subassembly uses the same unit of measure as the top assembly.
1. Click > . The Subassembly dialog box opens.
2. Select a subassembly from the list of EMX subassemblies, as the target assembly for the new subassembly.
3. In the Name box, enter a name for the new subassembly, drawing, and report.
4. In the Project Prefix box, enter the project prefix.
| If the EMX Option ENABLE_SUBASM_PREFIX is set to NO, the Project Prefix box is unavailable. |
5. In the Project Postfix box, enter the suffix for the project.
6. Assign any of the following functions to the subassembly:
◦ Assembly—Default, standard assembly
◦ Moving Half—Defines the subassembly as moving half.
◦ Fixed Half—Defines the subassembly as fixed half.
| The correct subassembly is preselected for all components assembled from the Mold Base Definition dialog box, depending on the selected side. Both subassemblies, moving half and fixed half, must exist for the correct subassembly to be preselected. |
◦ Ejector Pins—Defines the subassembly as the target assembly for all ejector pins.
◦ Split FH MH—Splits cavity assemblies which are assembled to this kind of subassembly into moving half and fixed half.
| You can only split cavity assemblies with cavity assemblies created using the Duplicate Cavity command. All three types of subassemblies Split FH MH, Cavity Moving Half, and Cavity Fixed Half are required for the availability of the Split the cavity assemblies into FH and MH check box, in the Cavity Layout dialog box. |
◦ Cavity Moving Half—Target assembly for moving half parts from the split cavity assembly. All parts classified as Insert MH in the Classify Dialog are added to this subassembly.
◦ Cavity Fixed Half—Target assembly for fixed half parts from the split cavity assembly. All parts classified as Insert FH in the Classify dialog box, are added to this subassembly
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7. Select the Copy Drawings check box to create a drawing from the selected template.
8. Select the Copy Reports check box to create a report from the selected template.
9. Under
Parameter, in the
Parameter Name column notice the
and
symbols:
◦ —Indicates that the current parameter value is linked to the default value.
◦ —Indicates that the current parameter value is not linked to the default value.
To toggle the lock status, click
or
. You can change or enter a value in the
Value column only if
Parameter Name is set to
.
10. In the Value column, double click a value to make changes.
11. Click OK to create the subassembly and close the dialog box or click Cancel to exit without saving changes.
Add Subassemblies. The Subassembly dialog box opens.