Design Methods

You can compose your design in Natural Assembly from products you select in the clipboard, the Search Results panel, or the work area.

The following table describes what happens when you switch to Natural Assembly (from the Compass, select 3D Modeling Apps , and then select Natural Assembly).

Initial Context Selection Result
The clipboardOne or more products Creates a new product (with the product or products you selected) in a new tab.

If absolute position information is available for a product, the product keeps the position it had with respect to the root in the original context from which it was copied.
The clipboardNo selectionCreates a new product in a new tab and automatically selects all clipboard products provided that the design range of these products is compatible with the default design range of the new product.

You can specify the default design range for new products in Me > Preferences > Parameters and Measure > Design Limits.

The Search Results panelOne product Opens the selected product in a new tab.
The Search Results panel Several productsCreates a new product (with the products you selected) in a new tab.
An app that is not Natural Assembly.No selection, but a product is openNo change, you remain in the current tab.
An Explore navigation tabOne or more productsCreates a new product (with the product or products you selected) in a new tab.

If absolute position information is available for a product, the product keeps the position it had with respect to the root in the original context from which it was copied.