Managing Modules

You can structure models in modules. Modules have an axis system to position their content and they have symbolic interfaces to connect features between different modules by name identity. A module can contain the following features:

  • An axis system that manages the positioning of the module next to the parent module or part.
  • Symbolic interfaces
  • Geometrical features
  • Geometrical sets
  • Child modules
A new created module is automatically set to Define In Work Object and the positioning axes of other modules are hidden. The module names are composed of the user-defined symbolic name and the default name internally given by the system.

Before you begin: Create an empty 3D Shape.
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Working with Modules
  1. To create a module, do one of the following:
    1. From the Modules section of the action bar, click Module .
    2. Enter a name in the Module Definition panel, for example "L", and click OK.
    1. From the Modules section of the action bar, click Module Structure Manager .
    2. Click + in the panel header and enter the name in the Module name box.
    A module L (Module.1) containing a positioning axis and a geometrical set is added to the tree. The geometrical set is in Define In Work Object state. In the Module Structure Manager panel, a node is added as child element of the Part.
  2. Create two modules SIDE (Module.2) and FLOOR (Module.3) as child modules of L.
  3. In the SIDE and FLOOR modules, create concept surfaces and layers with layer stackings assigned.
  4. From the Modules section of the action bar, click Module Structure Manager .
  5. In the Layers section, click +
    A layer is created and added in the tree in Properties → Layer References and in Properties (Properties and Result).