Assembly Library File Overview
The Assembly Library file stores assembly data for reuse. You can create any number of Assembly Library files. These files look similar to System files.
• The System Tree Items table defines assemblies and parts.
• The other panes provide data for the assembly or part selected in the System Tree Items table.
You can use Assembly Library files with the following modules: FMEA, Maintainability, and Prediction. Only the panes for the modules that are currently in use are shown in Assembly Library files. For example, if only the Prediction module is in use, only its panes are shown.
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The following table describes the panes that appear in Assembly Library files when all three supported modules are in use. If the Configurations table is turned on in the Tables Settings pane in the Project Properties window, this table is shown to the right of the System Tree Items table in the upper window. All panes in the lower window are listed in the order in which they are shown. For more information, see Table Settings (Project).
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Module Applicability
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Description
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System Tree Items
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FMEA, Maintainability, and Prediction
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Displays the records that are inserted in the Assembly Library file. You use this System Tree Items table in this pane in the same manner as the one in the System file. Clicking < Click here to insert a Top-Level Assembly > in the last row inserts an independent assembly structure in the Assembly Library file. For more information, see Inserting an Assembly Directly in an Assembly Library File.
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Parts Table
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Prediction
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Displays the parts that are inserted for the selected assembly in the System Tree Items table. For more information, see Parts Table.
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[Prediction Forms]
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Displays either the enabled Prediction Assembly or Prediction Parts forms, depending on whether an assembly or part is active in the System Tree Items table. The parameters shown on Prediction Parts forms for a part depend on the calculation model and the part classification, category, and subcategory selected in the Calculation Data pane for the parent assembly. For more information, see Assembly Forms and Part Forms.
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FMEA Worksheet
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FMEA
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Displays the FMEA Worksheet table for the FMEA type (component, functional, or process) selected in the properties for this Assembly Library file. The default is the FMEA Worksheet table for the component FMEA. For more information, see FMEA Support File Properties. The FMEA Worksheet table in the Assembly Library file functions like the FMEA Worksheet table in the System file. For more information, see FMEA Worksheet Table.
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Maintainability Data
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Maintainability
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Displays the Maintainability Data pane. For more information, see Maintainability Data Pane.
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The fields shown in the above tables and forms are based on the Table Format files and Form Design files for the Project unless overrides are specified in the File Inputs window for the Assembly Library file. For more information, see File Inputs (Assembly Library File Only). All tables in the Assembly Library file support filters. For more information, see Filters.
Inserting a library assembly into the System Tree Items table in a System file is like copying a branch in one System file and pasting it into another System file. When you insert a library assembly into the FMEA Tree Items table for a component FMEA, data for the following modules is inserted: FMEA, Maintainability, and Prediction. When you insert a library assembly into the FMEA Tree Items table for a process or functional FMEA, only FMEA data is inserted. For more information, see Assembly Library File How-Tos.