Insert Assembly Copy command

The Insert Assembly Copy (IAC) command takes as input an external assembly file and places its top-level structure as an assembly feature in the active assembly document. The assembly copy can be associative to the original assembly or can be frozen so that changes are not incorporated.

An associative assembly feature is added to the child assembly, such that any changes to the parent assembly propagate to the child assembly on update.

You can use the Insert Assembly Copy for:

• Assembly structure reuse (Pipes, Frames, Tubes)

• Bill of Materials with identical components of the parent assembly.

• Creation and definition of Assembly Process States.

• Associative mirror. which creates inserted assembly copies.

• Publish Multi-Body part files – uses this function to generate an associative assembly of the design bodies.

The following items can be included in an IAC:

• Subassembly occurrences

• Part occurrences

• Adjustable parts

• Adjustable subassemblies

• Assembly driven part features

• Assembly features (On/Off option)

• Weld beads.

  Note:

  For these to appear the child assembly has to be a weldment assembly and the assembly features option has to be set to On.

• Embedded frame and pipe bodies

• Tubes

• Occurrence patterns

• Fastener systems

• Fastener system pattern

• Insert Assembly Copy feature in parent assembly

For QY CAD data management users who selected the option Automatically name files via Document Number and Revision, the system displays a dialog box where you can assign common properties, such as document number and revision number, as explained in Create documents with unique properties.

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