(Assembly
toolbar) or Insert, Component,
New Assembly.You can insert a new, empty sub-assembly at any level of the assembly hierarchy. Then you can add components to it in a number of ways.
To insert a new sub-assembly:
In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click either the top-level assembly icon or the icon for an existing sub-assembly, and select Insert New Sub-assembly.
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Click New Assembly (Assembly
toolbar) or Insert, Component,
New Assembly.
The Save As dialog box appears.
Browse to a different folder if needed, enter a File name for the new assembly document, and click Save.
An empty sub-assembly is inserted as the last component of the selected assembly, and a new assembly document (.sldasm) is created and saved in the folder you specify.
Add components to the sub-assembly:
To move a component that is already in the assembly into the sub-assembly, see Dragging Components to Edit the Assembly Structure or Assembly Structure Editing.
To add an existing, saved component to the sub-assembly, right-click the sub-assembly icon in the FeatureManager design tree, and select Edit Sub-assembly. Then insert components using any of the methods in Adding Components to an Assembly.
To insert a new component into a sub-assembly, you must edit the sub-assembly in its own window. You cannot insert a new component into a sub-assembly while you are editing the top-level assembly. Also, you cannot insert a new component while you are editing the sub-assembly in the context of a higher level assembly.
Right-click the sub-assembly icon in the FeatureManager design tree, and select Open Assembly to open the sub-assembly in its own window. Then add a new component.