Add Component: Place by UCS

Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:

Add Component

Click in the toolbar.
Select Assembly > Main Tools > Add Component from the menu bar.
Select Add Component in the popup menu when no geometry is selected.

Add a Duplicate Copy

Click in the toolbar.
Select Assembly > Main Tools > Add a Duplicate Copy from the menu bar.
Select Add a Duplicate Copy in the popup menu when no geometry is selected.
Select Add a Duplicate Copy from the Mold Design Guide Toolbar.

Add Electrode

Select Electrode > Add Electrode > Add Electrode from the menu bar.

Function variations

Add Component	Add a component to the assembly / sub-assembly.
Add a Duplicate Copy	Add a component that is a duplicate copy of an existing component, to the assembly / sub-assembly. This function is used to add mechanisms, assemblies, and other components that you have used in previous projects. Add a Duplicate Copy is similar to Add Component, however, Add a Duplicate Copy creates a free copy of the component and allows you to add it to your current assembly without affecting the original assembly.
Add This Component	Add a preselected component to the assembly / sub-assembly.
Add Electrode	Add an existing electrode part.

Required Step 2

Place the component. The options displayed depend on the type of entity to be added:

Place by UCS

Select Place by UCS and pick the UCS on which to place the component—any UCS can be selected as the reference UCS. A connect operation of type UCS to UCS will be created for this component.

	Pick the UCS on which to place the component.	The component is added.

Press MMB to <exit><exit>(middle mouse button) when finished.

Click OKOK or ApplyApply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.