Assembly Design

Constraints
Note: Constraints restrict a Degrees of Freedom completely. There is not a way to partially apply a constraint to an object. There are no contact or a hybri...
Wed, 31 Jan, 2018 at 10:56 AM
How to create a Section View
The process for section views differs depending on what workspace you are working in. Note: If you complete a section view in the part workspace it will not...
Fri, 20 Nov, 2020 at 5:19 PM
How do I fix parts in the assembly space which seem to change properties unexpectedly?
The most likely explanation for your problem occurs when two files are copy and pasted in Windows Explorer windows. It is very important that this method of...
Tue, 27 Mar, 2018 at 7:49 PM
Guidelines for trouble free Assembly Design
Don't put too many parts in a single assembly file.  Instead create sub-assemblies each with a modest number of parts.  Combine sub-assemblies into hig...
Mon, 8 Jun, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Creating Assembly Configurations
When a new assembly workspace is opened a Configurations group will be displayed in the Design Explorer as the first category, similar to part workspaces. ...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 2:08 PM
Editing Assembly Configuration Properties
The Lock Properties of Configurations can be edited in a design to control how Configurations update when changes to an active Configuration are made.   H...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 2:37 PM
Inserting Part and Subassembly Configurations
An active Configuration of a model will automatically be inserted when a part or subassembly is inserted into a higher level assembly workspace. After a par...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 2:48 PM
Missing Design Configurations
It is important to exercise caution when deleting Configurations, as they may be used by assembly components. How to Open a Design with Missing Config...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 3:04 PM
Using Configurations in Assembly Patterns
When inserting a part or subassembly pattern in an assembly workspace the configuration of all instances of the pattern will match the configuration of the...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 3:26 PM
Assembly Features
Some designs may require the assembling of parts before creating a feature that will modify some or all parts of an assembly. Assembly Features allow the cr...
Wed, 6 Feb, 2019 at 10:15 AM