Start with an assembly file open.
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On the ribbon, click
Design tab
Frame panel
Insert Frame
. - In the Insert dialog box, Frame Member Selection, select a frame member Standard, then a Family, Size, Material, and Appearance. Note: Select a single frame member in the graphics area or browser before you start the Insert dialog box. Then the Standard, Family, Size, Material, and Appearance of the selected frame member are the default values in the Insert dialog box. If you select nothing, an object that is not a frame member, or multiple frame members, then the last-used values are the defaults.
- In Orientation, a preview of the frame member is displayed. Select a radio button to position the frame member in the assembly. The Vertical and Horizontal Offsets, and Mirror Frame Member, adjust accordingly. For precise offsets:
Enter or select a value from the Vertical Offset list to offset the frame member from the model. 
Enter or select a value from the Horizontal Offset list. 
Enter or select an angle of rotation for the orientation of the frame member with the model. Check the Align box to select a geometry (planar face, linear edge, work axis, work plane or sketch line) to which an inserted frame is aligned to.
Click Mirror Frame Member to flip the frame member for proper orientation on the skeletal model. Note: This option is not available if you check the Align box. - Select a placement method for placing the frame member in the assembly:
Insert Members on Edges
Select an edge or sketched 2D/3D lines on the model. The initial orientation of the frame member is based on the first edge selected, and is previewed as a wireframe.
To insert a frame member on multiple lines or edges, use the context menu and select Chain Select, or Sketch Select.
To exclude centerlines or construction lines from selection, clear the Select Centerline or Select Construction check box. You can select multiple edges and merge them into one frame member. For example, you can select two edges and a bend between them, select the Merge check box, and then click OK. The result is one frame member that sweeps along the three entities.
Insert Members between Points
Select a start point and endpoint on the skeletal model. The initial orientation of the frame member is based on the start point selection in reference to the endpoint, and is previewed as a wireframe.
Note: You cannot select both edges and endpoints to place a frame member, and you cannot use batch selection when you insert members between points. - Click Apply. When you insert the first frame member for a new frame in the active assembly, in the browser, under the active assembly, a new Frame subassembly is added.
If there is no Frame subassembly under the current activated assembly document, the Create New Frame dialog box displays before the File Naming dialog box.
If the Prompt for File Name check box is selected, the Frame Member Naming dialog box displays. It automatically provides a Display Name and File Name and places it in the project subfolder associated with the assembly model. You can change the Display Name and File Name information. The frame member also displays in the model browser. Click OK to accept.
If the Prompt for File Name check box is not selected, a default name is used for the frame member. The file is placed in the default location.
Note: You can copy and paste in the Frame Member Naming dialog box. If you cancel, name changes and the frame members are created based on default names. - Continue to add more frame members, as needed.
- When all frame members are added, click OK.
