Creating an Assembly Pattern Using Axis Systems

You can create an assembly pattern using axis systems in a geometrical set or an ordered set.

Before you begin:
  • Open an assembly containing a representation with axis systems in a geometrical set, and a component to multi-instantiate constrained with the first axis system of the geometrical set.
  • Set the Assembly pattern repair during update option to Manual.

    See Assembly Pattern Repair during Update.

  1. From the Assembly section of the action bar, click Assembly Pattern and select the component to instantiate.
  2. Select the geometrical set containing axis systems from the tree or in the 3D area.
  3. Click anywhere in the 3D area to validate. The cursor looks like this .
    The assembly pattern is created.
    • Pattern instances created from the selected instance appear in the tree.
    • The Assembly Pattern feature appears in the tree.
    • Assembly Pattern engineering connections are created.
  4. Double-click the representation containing the geometrical set to switch in the Part Design app.

    Note:

    • Double-clicking a representation in the tree lets you switch to the last recently opened representation app.
    • If needed, from the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select Part Design.

  5. Right-click an Axis System in the tree or in the 3D area and select Axis System xxx object > Deactivate.

    The Axis System is deactivated in the tree.

    Important:

    It is recommended to deactivate/activate Axis Systems instead of deleting/adding one. In this last case, pattern items and instance numbers are reordered.

  6. Double-click the assembly root product to go back in the Assembly Design app.
  7. Click Update .
    The Update Report dialog box appears.
    Important:

    When the Assembly pattern repair during update option is set to Automatic, the Update Report dialog box does not appear and the task will end here.

  8. Click Edit definition of the selected object .
    The Update Report dialog box disappears, and the Assembly Pattern context toolbar appears.
  9. Click Repair .
  10. Click anywhere in the 3D area to validate. The cursor looks like this .
  11. Click Update .

    The assembly pattern is updated.

    Unnecessary pattern instances have been removed from the tree.