Creating a Part in an Assembly

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You can create a new part in the context of an assembly. That way you can use the geometry of other assembly components while designing the part. The new part has its own part file so you can modify it independently from the assembly.

You can also create a new sub-assembly in the context of the top-level assembly. See Creating a Sub-assembly for more information.

To create a part within an assembly:

  1. Click New Part on the Assembly toolbar, or click Insert, Component, New Part. The default part template on the Default Templates Options page is used.

  2. In the Save As dialog box, enter a name for the new part and click Save. The new part is saved in its own document so you can edit it separately.

    The component pointer appears.

  3. If the assembly is empty, select a plane from the FeatureManager design tree. Otherwise, select a plane or planar face on which to position the new part.

    The name of the new part appears in the FeatureManager design tree, and a sketch is automatically opened in the new part. An Inplace (coincident) mate is added between the Front plane of the new part and the selected plane or face.

    The new part is fully positioned by the Inplace mate. No additional mates are required to position it. If you wish to reposition the component, you need to delete the Inplace mate first.

  4. Construct the part features, using the same techniques you use to build a part on its own. Reference the geometry of other components in the assembly as needed.

    If you extrude a feature using the Up To Next option, the next geometry must be on the same part. You cannot use the Up To Next option to extrude to a surface on another component in the assembly or a surface of an assembly feature.

  5. Click File, Save, then select the part name in the Resolve Ambiguity dialog box, or select the assembly name to save the entire assembly and its components.

  6. To return to editing the assembly, right-click the assembly name in the FeatureManager design tree, or right-click anywhere in the graphics area, and select Edit Assembly:<assembly_name>, or click Edit Component .

 

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