Assigning Fastener Components to Manufacturing Kits

You can use the Update Fastener Components command to manage the assignment of fastener components to Manufacturing Kits.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open your content, which must have a Product structure that includes fasteners with components and a Manufacturing Assembly with a Manufacturing Kit child.
See Also
About Fastener Components and Manufacturing Kits
About Fasteners and Fasten Steps

Assign Fastener Components to a Manufacturing Kit

You can assign fastener components to a Manufacturing Kit.

  1. Assign a fastener to the root Manufacturing Assembly.
    A Fasten step is created under the Manufacturing Assembly with implement link to the fastener.
  2. Assign two parts to the Manufacturing Kit.
    Two Provided Parts are created under the Manufacturing Kit with implement links to the two parts.





  3. Right-click the Manufacturing Kit and select Update Fastener Components.
    The components of the fastener are automatically assigned to the Manufacturing Kit. Three more Provided Parts are created under the Manufacturing Kit with implement links to the three fastener components.





Reroute Fastener Components to Another Manufacturing Kit

You can reroute fastener components by unassigning from one Manufacturing Kit and reassigning them to another Manufacturing Kit.

  1. Set up a Manufacturing Assembly as follows:
    1. Assign two fasteners (F1 and F2) to the root item.

      Note: F1 has 3 components and F2 has 2 components.

    2. Assign two parts to a first Manufacturing Kit (MK1).
    3. Assign one part to a second Manufacturing Kit (MK2).





  2. Reroute a provide from MK1 to MK2.
    A new instance of a Provided Part is created under MK2 with an implement link to the part. The old one is deleted.
  3. Right-click MK1 and select Update Fastener Components.
    The Create/Update Fastener Components dialog box appears.
  4. In the dialog box:
    1. Keep the three components of fastener F1.
    2. Unassign the two components of fastener F2.
    3. Click OK.
    Two Provided Parts are removed as two components are unassigned from MK1.
  5. Right-click MK2 and select Update Fastener Components.
    The Create/Update Fastener Components dialog box appears.
  6. In the dialog box, select both components of fastener F2 and click OK.
    Two Provided Parts are created under MK2: the two components of fastener F2 are assigned to MK2.





Unassign a Fasten Step that is a Sibling of a Manufacturing Kit

You can unassign a Fasten step that is a sibling of a Manufacturing Kit.

  1. Set up a Manufacturing Assembly as follows:
    1. Assign two parts to a Manufacturing Kit: two Provided Parts under the Manufacturing Kit with implement links to the two parts.
    2. Assign a fastener to the root Manufacturing Assembly: a Fasten step is created, which is a sibling of the Manufacturing Kit.
    3. Three Provided Parts under the Manufacturing Kit with implement links to the three components of the fastener has been added by the Update Fastener Components command.





  2. Delete the Fasten step.
  3. Right-click the Manufacturing Kit and select Update Fastener Components.
    The Provided Parts implementing the fastener components are removed, since the fastener is no longer assigned on the Fasten step, sibling of the Manufacturing Kit.