Catalog Menu: Create Mechanism Assembly Tools

Access: Open this group of functions from the following location:

Select Catalog > Create Mechanism Assembly from the menu bar. Select the required function.

This group of functions is used to define the Mechanism Assembly. These function are available in the Assembly environment (activate an assembly in the Assembly tree).

The following functions are available in this group:

	Alternative Parts	Define alternative parts in the Mechanism Assembly. These are parts that can be interchanged with one another when loading the assembly from the catalog.
	Catalog Filtering Relations	Set the catalog filtering relations between components in the Mechanism Assembly.
	Formulas	Define formulas in the Mechanism Assembly, based on the dimensions of the parts in the assembly.
	Main Part	Define the Main Part in the Mechanism Assembly.
	Parent/Child	Set the Parent/Child relations in the Mechanism Assembly. This enables you to create groups of parts that will be suppressed/unsuppressed together. It will also determine the "direction" of Catalog Relations between the parts.
	Save as Mechanism Assembly	Save the assembly as a Mechanism Assembly master in a catalog. This creates a Mechanism Assembly from an assembly of catalog parts.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.