Assembly

Express mode improvements

• You can now edit parts and sub-assemblies in place without opening them in a separate window.
• The following are more commands that are enabled in Express mode:
  • Create Component (in place)
  • Use the section view command
  • Create / Edit Work Features
  • Pattern Component
  • Copy / Mirror Component
  • Assemble
  • Point Cloud commands
• Express data now makes drawing views much faster.

Create the joints you need

New context menu options, Between Two Faces and Offset Origin make creating joints easier and more flexible:

• Create a joint origin using Between Two Faces. Specify a virtual midpoint between two faces, by selecting two faces and one point.
• Offset a joint origin using Offset Origin. Drag the manipulator arrows or input offset value to change the Origin location. Pick a reference geometry to align the Origin with.

You can now align the part orientation by using work geometry. If Align 1 is point selection (sketch point or work point), Align 2 must also be point selection.

Frame Generator

Reuse frame members, and change reused frame members

Two new commands, Reuse and Change Reuse are added to the ribbon Design tab, Frame panel.

With Reuse, you can select a source Frame member and reuse it to cut down on the original number of identical files.

• Reuse is available for only straight members.
• To remove a member from a set of reused members, you can right-click it, and select Break Reuse Member.
• If the reuse orientation is not satisfactory, you can use Reverse Member Direction.

With Change Reuse, you can switch a reused frame member to another frame member. You can also change the geometry selection, or positional input of a frame member to reuse.

• In the frame reuse workflow, you can window select multiple frame member occurrences.
• To change end treatments on a reused member successfully, apply them to the source member before you reuse.

Get the correct length automatically on double-mitered frame members

For a straight frame member with a miter on each end, such as an angled beam between two opposite inside corners, the correct frame length computes automatically.

Tube & Pipe

Set component opacity in an assembly

A new option, Honor Application Options for Transparency, is added to the Tube & Pipe Settings dialog box. When selected, the option settings for transparency are honored as set in the Application Options dialog box. When not selected, the entire assembly displays as opaque, and avoids the visual confusion that can occur when transparency is active.