Creating Direct Connections

You can create direct connections between two components. The following tasks describes the steps involved to make an direct connection between two components.

  1. Create a mechanical interface template. See Creating a Mechanical Interface Template.
  2. Create business rules for the connection.
  3. Instantiate the template on the components to be joined. For more information, see Part Design User's Guide: Working with Mechanical Interfaces: Instantiating a Simple Mechanical Interface Template.
  4. Connect the components. For more information, see Assembly Design User's Guide: Interface connections .