Contents

Assemble parts

1. Working with assemblies

2. Displaying assemblies

3. Verifying assemblies

4. Building assemblies

4. Building assemblies

4. Understanding Assembly relationships

4. Assemble parts (workflow)

4. Show list of assembly relationships

4. Assembly relationships

4. Using the FlashFit command

4. About the FlashFit relationship

4. FlashFit Placement Logic

4. Using the FlashFit features on the command bar

4. Using the Mate command

4. Modify the offset value for a Mate relationship

4. About the Mate relationship

4. Using the Mate features on the command bar

4. Using the Planar Align command

4. About the Planar Align relationship

4. Using the Planar Align features on the command bar

4. Apply an axial align relationship

4. About the Axial Align relationship

4. Using the Axial Align command bar

4. Insert a part in an assembly

4. About the Insert relationship

4. Using the Insert command bar

4. Apply a connect relationship

4. About the Connect relationship

4. Using the Connect command bar

4. Using the Angle command

4. About the Angle relationship

4. Using the Angle features on the command bar

4. Using the Tangent command

4. About the Tangent relationship

4. Using the Tangent features on the command bar

4. Place a cam relationship

4. About the Cam relationship

4. Using the Cam command bar

4. Apply a path relationship

4. About the Path relationship

4. Using the Path command bar

4. Using the Parallel command

4. About the Parallel relationship

4. Using the Parallel features on the command bar

4. Apply a gear relationship

4. About the Gear relationship

4. Using the Gear command bar

4. Position two parts by matching their coordinate systems

4. About the Match Coordinate Systems relationship

4. Using the Match Coordinate Systems command bar

4. Create a Match Coordinate Systems as a single relation

4. Edit a Match Coordinate Systems single relationship

4. Using the Center-Plane command

4. About the Center-Plane relationship

4. Using the Center-Plane features on the command bar

4. About the Rigid Set relationship

4. Using the Rigid Set command bar

4. Place a Rigid Set relationship

4. Using the Ground command

4. About the Ground relationship

4. Assembly Relationships Manager

4. Update the working environment

4. Update Relationships command

4. Placing parts in assemblies

4. Placing parts in assemblies

4. Insert Component

4. Inserting components from 3Dfind.it

4. Insert a part from 3Dfind.it

4. Clone Component command

4. Clone Component command Options dialog box

4. Clone Component command bar

4. Assemble several parts in an assembly

4. Display reference elements in the Place Part window

4. Place a part in an assembly

4. Assemble command

4. Capture the assembly relationships for a part

4. Place Part command bar

4. Capture Fit command

4. Capture Fit Dialog Box

4. Assign Capture Fit command

4. Assign Capture Fit command bar

4. Manage Relationships dialog box

4. Create predefined relationships on a part

4. Place parts with predefined relationships

4. Assemble command bar

4. Assemble command bar Options dialog box

4. Relationship Assistant Settings dialog box

4. Relationship Assistant Options dialog box

4. Assembly Relationship Assistant command bar

4. Assembly Relationship Assistant command

4. Delete Relationship command (Assembly Environment)

4. Add assembly relationships to parts in an assembly automatically

4. Maintain Relationships command (Parts Library Tab)

4. Delete an assembly relationship

4. Flip Command

4. Flip a part in an assembly

4. Steering Wheel Move command (Assembly environment)

4. Steering Wheel Move (Assembly environment)

4. Steering Wheel Move command (Assembly environment)

4. Steering Wheel Move in an assembly

4. Move command bar (Assembly environment)

4. Assembly Relationship Options dialog

4. Changing assembly components

4. Changing assembly components

4. Hide the remaining parts in an assembly

4. Create a new part within an assembly

4. Create an assembly with the Create Assembly command

4. Close an in-place activated document

4. Close a part without saving changes

4. Revert command

4. Hide Previous Level command

4. Assembly of Active Model command

4. Create Part In-Place command

4. Create Part in Place command bar

4. Create Assembly dialog box

4. Create Part In-Place Options dialog box

4. Close and Return command

4. Create New Subassembly Dialog Box

4. PathFinder in assemblies

4. PathFinder in assemblies

4. PathFinder tab (Assembly environment)

4. Select a part with PathFinder

4. Use multi-select within Assembly PathFinder

4. Activate parts in an assembly

4. Inactivate parts in an assembly

4. Display All Profile Elements

4. Change an assembly component in the Assembly environment

4. Find a part in an assembly

4. Find a part in an assembly using a quick query

4. Scroll to a part

4. Collapse an assembly in PathFinder

4. Show and hide components in an assembly

4. Reorder parts in an assembly

4. Display or update the status information for documents

4. Unload Hidden Parts from Memory

4. Expand an assembly in PathFinder

4. Toggle the display status of assembly components

4. Hide all the reference planes in an assembly

4. Hide the unselected parts in an assembly

4. Hide unselected profile elements

4. Assembly PathFinder commands

4. Activate command

4. Assembly Relationships Selection command bar

4. Collapse command

4. Display Status command (Assembly environment)

4. Edit command (PathFinder shortcut menu)

4. Expand All command

4. Expand command

4. Hide command

4. Hide All command

4. Hide All Construction Curves command (Assembly environment)

4. Hide All Center Lines command (Assembly environment)

4. Hide All Construction Surfaces command (Assembly environment)

4. Hide All Coordinate Systems command (Assembly environment)

4. Hide All Reference Axes command (Assembly environment)

4. Hide All Reference Planes command (Assembly Environment)

4. Hide All Sketches command (Assembly environment)

4. Inactivate command

4. Open command (PathFinder shortcut menu)

4. Scroll to Part command

4. Select Components command (Assembly PathFinder)

4. Show command

4. Show All command

4. Show All command (Tools menu)

4. Show/Hide Component As Last Saved command

4. Show Only command (Assembly Environment)

4. Show Only command (Tools menu)

4. Ungroup Command (Assembly PathFinder)

4. Update Status Info command

4. Unload Hidden Parts Command

4. Designing in the context of an assembly

4. Top-down and bottom-up design in QY CAD

4. Assembly layouts

4. Assembly layouts

4. Drawing sketches in assemblies

4. Sketch command (Assembly environment)

4. Component Select Tool command

4. Position 3D Component command bar

4. Show Links command

4. Show the Links Between a Profile and an Assembly Layout

4. Creating new parts within an assembly

4. Editing parts from the assembly

4. Assembly-based features

4. Assembly-based features

4. Mirror an assembly feature

4. Construct a hole in an assembly

4. Construct a cutout feature in an assembly

4. Construct a revolved cutout in an assembly

4. Construct a round in an assembly

4. Select the parent elements of an assembly feature

4. Select Feature Components command

4. Cutout command (Assembly environment)

4. Round command (Assembly environment)

4. Revolved Cutout command (Assembly environment)

4. Hole command (Assembly environment)

4. Mirror Assembly Feature command

4. Revolved Cutout command bar (Assembly environment)

4. Round command bar (Assembly environment)

4. Cutout command bar (Assembly environment)

4. Hole command bar (Assembly environment)

4. Mirror Assembly Feature command bar

4. Feature Options Dialog Box

4. Gusset Plate command

4. Gusset Plate command bar

4. Customize a gusset

4. Inter-Part associativity

4. Inter-Part associativity

4. Managing Inter-Part links

4. Create an Inter-Part Copy

4. Inter-Part Copy command

4. Inter-Part Manager command

4. Updating Assembly Documents with Inter-Part Relationships

4. Update an assembly from a part

4. Update the status information for documents in an assembly

4. Part and Assembly Document Updates

4. Turn automatic updates on or off

4. Break the links between a child part and its parent

4. Break Links command

4. Update command (Assembly environment)

4. Automatic Update command

4. Update All Open Documents command

4. Freeze All command

4. Freeze the links in a file

4. Unfreeze All command

4. Unfreeze the links in a file

4. Activate All command

4. Activate all links in the document

4. Collapse All command

4. Collapse the links in the selected tree

4. Inter-part Copy command bar

4. Inter-Part Links dialog box

4. File Updates Needed Dialog Box

4. Insert Assembly Copy

4. Insert Assembly Copy command

4. Insert an assembly copy

4. Insert assembly copy options

4. Fastener systems

4. Fastener System command

4. Fastener System command bar

4. Fastener System dialog box

4. Place fasteners in an assembly

5. Internal components

5. Working with internal components

5. Create an internal component in an assembly

5. Create Internal Component command

5. Create Internal Component Options dialog box

5. Create Internal Component command bar

5. Activate Internal Component command

5. Apply a material to internal components

5. Publishing internal components

5. Publish internal components

5. Publish Internal Components command

5. Publish Internal Components dialog box

6. Point clouds

6. Using point clouds

6. Reference a point cloud file

6. Move a point cloud

6. Edit a point cloud

6. Point Cloud Options dialog box

7. Modifying assemblies

7. Modifying assemblies

7. Patterning, mirroring, and copying components in assemblies

7. Pattern, mirror, and copy components in assemblies

7. Build a pattern of parts in an assembly

7. Pattern Parts command

7. Pattern Parts command bar

7. Duplicate Component command

7. Pattern Parts command bar

7. Drop an assembly pattern

7. Drop Pattern command

7. Remove Override Body command

7. Mirror Components command

7. Mirror Components command bar (Assembly)

7. Mirror components in an assembly

7. Mirror component options (Assembly)

7. Along Curve pattern parts command (assembly)

7. Along Curve pattern features command (assembly)

7. Pattern Along Curve (assembly)

7. Copy and paste assembly components

7. Replacing parts in assemblies

7. Creating a single design body from an assembly

7. Create a one body assembly

7. Repair Missing Files command

7. Repair Missing Files

7. Replacing parts in assemblies

7. Replace a part in an assembly

7. Replace Part command

7. Replacing a part with a part from 3Dfind.it

7. Replace a part with a part from 3Dfind.it

7. Replacement Part dialog box

7. Scroll to a part

7. Virtual components

7. Creating and publishing Virtual Components

7. Virtual Components Structure Editor command

7. Virtual Component Structure Editor dialog box

7. Create a virtual component sketch for a document

7. Create virtual components

7. Create a component image

7. Assign geometry to a virtual component

7. Position a Virtual Component on a Sketch

7. Specify whether a component is driven or driving

7. Change the component type of a virtual component

7. Publish virtual components

7. Virtual component commands

7. Change Component Type Command

7. Change Component Type Dialog Box

7. Component Sketch command

7. Select Component Sketch Dialog Box

7. Component Sketch command bar

7. Component Image command

7. Component Image command bar

7. Copy Definition Command

7. Edit Definition Command (Virtual Components)

7. Edit Definition command bar

7. Replace Command (Virtual Components)

7. Replace Virtual Component dialog box

7. Place Component Copy Command

7. Position Virtual Component command

7. Publish Virtual Components command

7. Publish Virtual Components dialog box

7. Scroll To Source Command

7. Scroll To Virtual Component Command

7. Select Geometry Command

7. Update Component Command

7. Terrain models

7. Creating a terrain model using Virtual Components

7. Convert an STL document to a part document

7. Create the assembly and sketch defining the boundaries of the terrain model

7. Use the Virtual Component Structure Editor to define the terrain models

7. Publish the terrain model

7. Adjustable and rigid assemblies

7. Adjustable and rigid assemblies

7. Adjustable parts in assemblies

7. Adjustable Assembly command

7. Define an adjustable part

7. Adjustable Part command (Part or Sheet Metal environment)

7. Rigid Assembly command

7. Rigid Part command

7. Edit Adjustable Part command

7. Adjustable Part dialog box

7. Set the adjustable/rigid status of a subassembly

7. Adjustable Part command (Assembly environment)

7. Restructuring assemblies

7. Restructuring assemblies

7. Transfer parts to a new subassembly

7. Transfer parts to an existing assembly

7. Disperse parts in a subassembly

7. Transfer command

7. Disperse command

7. Transfer to Assembly Level Dialog Box

7. Family of assemblies and alternate position assemblies

7. Alternate Assemblies

7. Alternate assemblies impact on QY CAD functionality

7. Create a new alternate position assembly

7. Create a new family of assemblies

7. Using Family of Assemblies in the Teamcenter-managed environment

7. Publish family of assembly members to Teamcenter

7. Save to Master command

7. Save to Member command

7. Define Alternate Components Dialog Box

7. Define Alternate Component command

7. Define a list of alternate components for a part

7. Save an alternate assembly member as a separate assembly

7. Examples: Dynamically moving a part in an assembly

7. Edit Definition command

7. Alternate Member Dialog Box

7. Assembly Member dialog box

7. New Member dialog box (Family of Assemblies tab)

7. Alternate Assemblies dialog box

7. Dynamic Configuration dialog box

7. Family of Assemblies tab

7. Alternate Assemblies Table dialog box

7. Save Member dialog box

8. Assembly reports

8. Assembly Reports

8. System occurrence properties in assemblies

8. Custom occurrence properties in assembly

8. Set part properties in an assembly

8. Occurrence Properties command

8. Occurrence Properties dialog box

8. Create reports

8. Create and edit assembly item numbers

8. Item numbers in assemblies

8. Create and edit assembly item numbers

8. Display the status of item numbers

8. Set Parts List properties to default to Assembly item numbers

8. Item Number Status command

8. Item Numbers page (QY CAD Options dialog box)

8. Item number status dialog box (Assembly)

8. Item number status dialog box (Draft)

8. Non-graphic parts in assemblies

8. Create a non-graphic part that is unitless

8. Create a non-graphic part that uses units and value

8. Assembly structure synchronization

8. Structure synchronization dialog box

8. Display the statistics for an assembly

8. Reports command

8. Assembly Statistics command

8. Reports dialog box

8. Assembly Statistics dialog box

8. Format Report dialog box

8. Format Columns dialog box (Occurrence Properties)

8. Sort dialog box

8. Font dialog box (Assembly Reports)

8. Select Directory dialog box

8. Report Output dialog box

8. FOA Member Names dialog box

8. End Angle Options dialog box

8. Options dialog box (Assembly Reports)

9. Managing assemblies

9. Managing assemblies

9. Working with large assemblies efficiently

9. Working with large assemblies efficiently

9. Large Assembly Performance

9. Tracking and updating assembly components

9. Limited Update command and Limited Save command

9. Component Tracker command

9. Component Tracker dialog box

9. Update Active Level command

9. Simplifying parts and assemblies

9. Auto-Simplify command

9. Auto-Simplify command bar

9. Edit an Auto-Simplify definition

9. Create a single body using Auto-Simplify

9. Simplifying parts

9. Use the simplified version of a part in an assembly

9. Use the designed version of a part in an assembly

9. Simplifying assemblies

9. Create a simplified version of an assembly

9. Create Simplified Assembly using the Visible Faces command

9. Create Simplified Assembly using the Model command

9. Enclosure command

9. Duplicate Body command

9. Simplified assemblies best practices

9. Save a simplified assembly as a part

9. Simplify Assembly command

9. Save Simplified As command

9. Use Simplified Parts command

9. Use Simplified Assemblies command

9. Controlling simplified assemblies

9. Simplify Model command

9. Update Simplified Assembly command

9. Save Simplified Assembly As dialog box

9. Simplified Assembly Visible Faces Options dialog box

9. Design Assembly command

9. Use Designed Assembly command

9. Use Designed Part command

9. Design Model command

9. Create Simplified Assembly Visible Faces command bar

9. Create Simplified Assembly Model command bar

9. Using zones in assemblies

9. Using zones in assemblies

9. Define a zone in an assembly

9. Create Zone command

9. Create Zone command bar

9. Working with Systems Libraries in assemblies

9. Working with Systems Libraries in assemblies

9. Create a Systems Library document

9. Place a Systems Library document

9. Create Systems Library command

9. Captured Relationships dialog box

9. Create Systems Library command bar

9. Create Systems Library Documents dialog box

9. Parts Library tab

9. Place Systems Library dialog box (Input dialog)

9. Place Systems Library Member command bar

9. Teamcenter Parts Library tab

9. Managing components in assemblies

9. Managing components in assemblies

9. Displaying parts in assemblies

9. Isolate parts

9. Display or hide all reference elements in an assembly

9. Display or hide specific reference elements in an assembly

9. Select Tools page

9. Query Dialog Box (Assembly)

9. Query Scope Dialog Box

9. Using display configurations

9. Restore Snapshot

9. Take Snapshot

9. Copy Current Display

9. Using Display Configurations

9. Apply a saved display configuration

9. Configuration Manager command

9. Open Configuration Manager

9. Configuration Manager dialog box

9. Display Configurations command

9. Save a display configuration

9. Use Configurations and Open As Settings command

9. Use Configurations and Open As Settings dialog box

9. Show/Hide commands in assemblies

9. Show/Hide Component command

9. Show/Hide All Components command

9. Show/Hide Component Reference Axes command

9. Show/Hide Component Sketches command

9. Show/Hide Component Reference Planes command

9. Show/Hide Component PMI Dimensions command

9. Show/Hide Component PMI Annotations command

9. Show/Hide Component Center Line command

9. Show/Hide Component Live Sections command

9. Show/Hide Component Coordinate Systems command

9. Show/Hide Component Construction Surfaces command

9. Show/Hide Component Construction Curves command

9. Show All Live Sections command (Assembly environment)

9. Hide All Live Sections command (Assembly environment)

9. Show/Hide Component Harness Paths command

9. Show/Hide Component Harness Physical Conductors command

10. Verifying assemblies

10. Analyzing movement and detecting collisions in assemblies

10. Analyzing movement and detecting collisions in assemblies

10. Moving and mirroring rules for assembly bodies

10. Move a part in an assembly

10. Move Components command

10. Move Components command bar

10. Move multiple parts in an assembly

10. Move Options dialog box

10. Checking interference on parts

10. Check for interference between parts in an assembly

10. Drag Component command

10. Steering Wheel

10. Check Interference command

10. Drag Component command bar

10. Analysis Options dialog box

10. Check Interference command bar

10. Report page (Interference Options dialog box)

10. Interference Options dialog box

10. Options page (Interference Options dialog box)

10. Sensors

10. Sensors

10. Create a custom sensor

10. Create a minimum distance sensor

10. Sensor Assistant

10. Responding to sensor alarms

10. Create a sheet metal sensor

10. Create a surface area sensor

10. Create a variable sensor

10. Minimum Distance Sensor Parameters dialog box

10. Sensors tab

10. Sheet Metal Sensor command bar

10. Sheet Metal Sensor Parameters dialog box

10. Surface Area Sensor command bar

10. Surface Area Sensor dialog box

10. Variable Sensor Parameters dialog box

10. Custom Sensor Parameters dialog box

10. Custom Sensor DLL Dialog Box

11. Try It: Assemblies

11. Activity: Placing parts using mate, planar align, and axial align

11. Activity: Placing parts in an assembly with FlashFit

11. Test your knowledge: Assemblies

11. Answers

11. Activity: Positioning assembly parts using the Connect relationship

11. Activity: Positioning assembly parts using the Angle relationship

11. Test your knowledge: Assembly relationships

11. Answers

11. Activity: Using the Assemble command

11. Activity: Designing in the context of a Synchronous assembly

11. Activity: Generating a pattern in an assembly

11. Activity: Create a Systems Library

11. Activity: Creating a simplified assembly

11. Activity: Working with zones

11. Activity: Using configurations in assembly

11. Activity: Generating a report in an assembly

11. Activity: Replacing parts in an assembly

11. Activity: Transferring and dispersing in assembly

11. Activity: Assembly features

11. Activity: Computing mass properties of an assembly

11. Activity: Analyzing motion

11. Activity: Creating a sensor

11. Activity: Interference checking

11. Activity: Creating an alternate assembly

11. Activity: Creating an adjustable part

11. Activity: Creating an adjustable assembly

11. Activity: Virtual component editor

11. Activity: Exploding an assembly

11. Activity: Manipulating flow lines in an exploded assembly

11. Activity: Creating a barrel cam relationship

11. Activity: Creating a motor

11. Activity: Create and Simulate a Variable Table Motor

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