iCopy uses a combination of adaptivity and skeleton modeling to control the size and position of components. This combination requires constraining the components using the following method.
- Place the layout part
- If it is the first part in the assembly, no further constraining is needed. Otherwise, constrain the XY plane of the layout part to the XY plane of the assembly.
- Repeat for the YZ planes and the XZ planes.
- Create and place the derived components.
- Constrain the XY plane of each derived component to the XY plane of the layout part.
- Repeat for the YZ planes and the XZ planes.
- Create and place any parts that are not derived from the layout part.
- Constrain these parts to other parts in the assembly.