Creates new components, component views, folders, and annotation views, using command line options.
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Summary
Note: You can use either AMSCREATE or AMSNEW to create new components, component views, folders, and annotation views. AMSCREATE uses the command line and the browser to create elements. AMSNEW uses a dialog box to create elements.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
- Object to create
- Specifies whether the command creates a component, component view, annotation view, or folder.
- New component name
- Specifies a name for a new component. The name can contain spaces, but must be unique in the drawing.
- New component view name
- Specifies a name for a new component view. The component view name can contain spaces. The default component view names are specified in the AM:Structure tab of the Options dialog box.
- Parent component and view
- Specifies the position of the new component view in the mechanical browser. Click the geometry of a component view to list it under that component view. Enter M to list the new component and component view directly under the root node of the mechanical browser. Enter A to use the currently activated component view as the parent view. Enter ? to see a valid list of names.
- Select objects
- Specifies the objects that must belong to the component view or folder you are creating. You can select elemental geometry or a component view or folder. Keep clicking the geometry until you see the name of the elemental geometry, component view or folder you want to include.
- Base point
- Specifies an insertion point for the component view, annotation view or folder you are creating.
- Select component instance for view
- Specifies a component to add a new component view to. This prompt is displayed when you have selected options to create component views only.
- Annotation view name <Default>
- Specifies a name for the annotation view. Press Enter to accept the default as the annotation view name or enter a new annotation view name. The default annotation view name is specified in the Options dialog box on the AM:Structure tab. An annotation view name must be unique among annotation views in a drawing.