Assembly Section

The primary area of the Assembly section provides commands for assembly management.

This page discusses:

Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections
Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components
Flyout for Creating Assembly Features
Flyout for Creating Geometry

Engineering Connection: See Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections.

Interface-based connection: Connects products by using interfaces or places products normal to a surface.

Manipulate: See Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components.

Assembly Symmetry: Creates an Assembly Symmetry.

Assembly Pattern: Creates an Assembly Pattern.

Assembly Hole: See Flyout for Creating Assembly Features.

Axis System: See Flyout for Creating Geometry.

Derived Representation: Creates a Derived Representation.; A derived representation stores geometries contained in an assembly product through a global import in an unique 3D Shape representation.

Thread/Tap Analysis: Analyzes threads and taps of the current active product.; Analyzes threads and taps of the current active product by coloring thread/tap representations.

Create interference Simulation: Creates an interference simulation with its category, and computes interferences from a given product.

Important:

The Interference Check license is required to use this command.

Create non persistent interference Simulation: Creates non persistent interference simulation with its category, and generates results in the session.

Important:

The Interference Check license is required to use this command.

Degree of Freedom Display: Launches BI Essentials in Assembly Understand mode.

Flyout for Creating Engineering Connections


	Engineering Connection... Creates a relation between components and specifies their relative location. See Creating a User Defined Engineering Connection.
	Revolute Creates a Revolute engineering connection between components. See Creating a Revolute Engineering Connection.
	Cylindrical Creates a Cylindrical engineering connection between components. See Creating a Cylindrical Engineering Connection.
	Prismatic Creates a Prismatic engineering connection between components. See Creating a Prismatic Engineering Connection.
	Spherical Creates a Spherical engineering connection between components. See Creating a Spherical Engineering Connection.
	Universal Creates a Universal engineering connection between components. See Creating a Universal Engineering Connection.
	Rigid Creates a Rigid engineering connection between components. See Creating a Rigid Engineering Connection.
	Fix Creates multiple fix engineering connections for the selected components. See Fixing Components.

Flyout for Manipulating and Snapping Components


	Manipulate... Moves a component with the pointer, either in translation or in rotation. See Manipulating Components.
	Snap Moves a component onto another component. See Snapping Components.
	Smart Move Moves a component onto another, with the possibility of creating automatic constraints. See Smart Move.
	Move selected Component Move selected Component Move selected Component using 3DCompass. See Moving Components with the Robot (Advanced).

Flyout for Creating Assembly Features


	Assembly Hole Assembly Hole Creates an Assembly Hole. See Creating an Assembly Hole.
	Assembly Protected Assembly Protected Creates an Assembly Protected. See Creating an Assembly Protected.
	Assembly Cut Assembly Cut Creates an Assembly Cut. See Creating an Assembly Cut.
	Assembly Added Assembly Added Creates an Assembly Added. See Creating an Assembly Added.
	Assembly Feature Assembly Feature Create, Edit and Manage Assembly Feature and their impacted representations. See Editing Assembly Features.

Flyout for Creating Geometry


	Axis System Axis System Creates a new geometric element: an axis system. See Defining an Axis System.
	Point Point Create a new geometric element: a point. See Creating Points.
	Line Line Create a new geometric element: a line. See Creating Lines.
	Plane Plane Create a new geometric element: a plane. See Creating Planes.
	Positioned Sketch... Positioned Sketch Creates a positioned sketch from any reference and parameters. See Creating a Positioned Sketch.
	Rectangular Pattern... Rectangular Pattern Creates a Rectangular pattern to repeat a feature. See Creating Rectangular Patterns using Single Elements.
	Circular Pattern... Circular Pattern Creates a circular pattern to repeat a Shape Design feature. See Creating Circular Patterns using Single Elements.
	User Pattern... User Pattern Creates a User pattern to repeat a feature. See Creating User Patterns using Single Elements.