Defining Components

Open the 3D part or Product to define.

To edit the component type (if available), do one of the following.

To apply or modify a type, click and select one in the Types browser.
To remove a type, click .
The type is removed but the 3D Part or Product remains a Component.

Select Create Axis System

in the dialog box to create one.

Select an axis system.

In the context toolbar:

Select Reframe to inspect the axis system.
Select Replace to make the selected axis system the current one.

Expand Impacting Elements section.

Important: There are two kinds of selection in the table:

By the check box
- Only Assembly Features with their check box selected are created.
- Check boxes can be selected one by one, or all together from the header.
By the pointer
- When you select a line with the pointer (check box selected or not), the line turns blue in the dialog box, the elements of the line are highlighted in the 3D area. This is for inspection, not for computation.

When defining Cap Screws or Nuts from a 3Dpart, click Create Feature in the dialog box or in the context toolbar to automatically define axis systems and Assembly Features.

Click an arrow in a column header to filter the Assembly Features by type, name, or path.

Click Reset all to reset the filters.

Select check boxes, enter and apply a prefix to them.

Be careful not to apply several prefixes!

This helps filter them when creating impacts later on.

Select a body in the work area, or a check box in the dialog box.

In the context toolbar

Expand the list of impact types, and select the type to apply.
Select Reframe to inspect the selected element.
Use Select/Unselect to activate or deactivate an Assembly Feature in the list.
Show all bodies , or hide all bodies or current one .