Creating the Assembly

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Now create an assembly using the two parts.

  1. If Tutor1.sldprt is not open, click Open on the Standard toolbar and open the part.

  2. Click New on the Standard toolbar, click Assembly, then click OK.

    The Insert Component PropertyManager appears.

  3. Under Part/Assembly to Insert, select Tutor1.

    A preview of Tutor1 appears in the graphics area, and the pointer changes to .

  4. Click Keep Visible in the PropertyManager, so you can insert more than one component without having to re-open the PropertyManager.

  5. Click anywhere in the graphics area to place Tutor1.

  6. In the PropertyManager under Part/Assembly to Insert, select Tutor2.

  7. Click in the graphics area to place Tutor2 beside Tutor1.

  8. Click OK .

  9. Click Zoom to Fit .

  10. Save the assembly as Tutor. (The .sldasm extension is added to the file name.) If you see a message about saving referenced documents, click Yes.

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