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Assembly Tool Finder
Use this table to find the tool you need to accomplish a task.
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Activate the assembly containing the currently active component. Use this function after you have finished editing a part. This closes the Part environment, returns you to the Assembly environment and activates the parent assembly of the currently active component. |
Main Tools |
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Activate the main assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Activate the selected component. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Add a component from an external (third party) Catalog to the assembly / sub-assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Add a component from the Catalog to the assembly / sub-assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Add a component to the assembly / sub-assembly that is a duplicate copy of an existing component. |
Main Tools |
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Add a component to the assembly / sub-assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Add a new sub-assembly to the assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Add a part/component to the assembly/sub-assembly. |
Main Tools |
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Add a project number to the main assembly and its children. |
Tools |
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Convert Instances (parts that exist more than once in the assembly) into independent parts or into another group of instances. |
Tools |
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Copy components by mirroring them about a plane. |
Copy Tools |
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Copy components from one UCS to multiple UCSs. |
Copy Tools |
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Copy components in a linear array. |
Copy Tools |
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Copy components in a radial array. |
Copy Tools |
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Create a Bill of Materials (BOM) for an Assembly. A BOM is a list of assembly components. |
Main Tools |
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Create a new folder in the Assembly Tree. This folder can be used to group items together for sorting and control purposes. Any component (from the same assembly level as the created folder) can be placed in the folder. |
Tools |
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Create an assembly cut by selecting the cutting component and the component(s) to be cut. |
Main Tools |
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Create connections between components by defining constraints. |
Tools |
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Create connections between components by defining constraints. |
Main Tools |
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Cut component(s) automatically by component(s) with Cutting Objects according to their cutting rules. |
Main Tools |
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Delete an Add operation. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Delete selected components. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Display the ECO Tree which manages all ECOs. It displays information from all the ECO sub-assemblies that are under the main assembly, in a single tree. |
Tools |
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Edit the definition of an Add operation. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Edit the dimensions of parts in an assembly without regenerating other parts. |
Quick Modification Tools |
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Extract geometry to a separate file by defining a contour containing the required geometry. |
Tools |
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Move components around with or without updating their Add operation parameters. |
Quick Modification Tools |
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Move or rotate a component (if it has degrees of freedom). |
Tools |
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Move or rotate a component (if it has degrees of freedom). |
Main Tools |
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Open the selected component into a separate window. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Regenerate all components that are in Insert Mode. |
Tools |
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Relocate components (parts and sub-assemblies) in the assembly tree. |
Tools |
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Remove pockets and holes without regenerating the assembly. |
Quick Modification Tools |
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Replace a component with another component. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Search for cyclic dependencies with the option of breaking them. |
Tools |
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Set the Distribution Layout to be used when the current assembly is added to another assembly. |
Tools |
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Suppress selected components. |
Component Operations Tools |
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Unsuppress all suppressed components. |
Component Operations Tools |
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