Open ( Assembly Editor > Ctrl + o )

Tool summary :

  • Opens the assembly that you select from a list of all assemblies in your current Job . You can then edit that assembly or review its composition and orientation in space.
  • Operations such as Add Material or Add Hole or Add Bolt or Add Weld can be performed on the assembly.
  • When you File > Exit to close the Assembly Editor or Open ( Ctrl + o ) to open a different assembly in the Assembly Editor , you will be prompted to save any changes that you have made to the assembly.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

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   Step-by-step instructions :

1 . In the assembly editor , invoke Open Assembly using one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Choose File > Open .

Method 2 : On your toolbar, click the Open Assembly icon, which is pictured above. If the icon is not currently on your toolbar, you can add it using Toolbar Configuration .

Method 3 : Use a keyboard shortcut . Ctrl + o is the default.

2 . The Select One Assembly selection dialog opens. On it is a list of all assemblies in your current Job .

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 assembly_2
 assembly_3
 assembly_4
Typing characters to " Find " selects the assembly that begins with those characters. Pressing Enter closes this dialog and opens the selected assembly.

2a : Double-click the one assembly that you want to open.

3 . The selection dialog closes, and your computer screen redraws to show the assembly that you selected in step 2. The view of the assembly is the view that was current when the reference point of the assembly was located, for example, by doing a File > Save in the Assembly Editor . The toolbar configuration that is loaded is the choice made to User and Site Options > Toolbars > Ultimate " Assembly editor " or Modeling " Assembly editor ." Here are some of things you can do to the assembly you just opened:

  • Add Material . You don't have to select a member when you add the material. The assembly member is automatically selected as the member that materials will be added to, thereby making those materials assembly materials.
  • You can perform operations such as Add Hole or Add Bolt or Add Weld or cut and fit operations found on the Model > Material window to any of the materials that attach to the assembly member , thus modifying the assembly.
  • You can Edit > Delete materials, bolts, holes or welds. Doing this for items that attach to the assembly member will remove those materials, bolts, holes or welds from the assembly.
  • You can Edit > Edit materials, bolts, holes or welds. Doing this for items that attach to the assembly member will remove those materials, bolts, holes or welds from the assembly.
  • You can switch to or from a plan view or elevation view , then File > Save and locate a reference point. The locating of the reference point establishes the view that is used for Model > Assembly > Add operations in Modeling and also the view that you will see when you later Open ( Ctrl + o ) that same assembly in the Assembly Editor .
  • You can use File > Save Assembly As to rename the assembly you opened.

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