Inserting and Mating the Parts in an Assembly (continued)

6. Click View, Origins to hide the origins.

7. Hold down Ctrl, then drag the Hinge from either the graphics area or the FeatureManager design tree. Drop it to the right of the first Hinge in the graphics area to create another instance, Hinge<2>.

8. Use Move Component and Rotate Component  on the Assembly toolbar to turn Hinge<2> so that it faces Hinge<1>.

When using Rotate Component , select About Entity in Rotate , and select the appropriate edge of the hinge for Selected item .

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