Adding and Positioning Components in an Assembly

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About Placing Components
Place Autodesk Inventor or other CAD file type components in assemblies.
Defining Positions and Relationships with Constraints and Joints
Assembly constraints and assembly joints both create relationships that determine component placement and allowable movement.
Edit and Troubleshoot Assembly Relationships
Learn how to edit relationships to resolve errors, accept errors, or use diagnostic tools to resolve the conflicts.
Mirror, Copy, Pattern and iCopy
Use these commands to duplicate and position similar components in assemblies.
Move and Rotate Assembly Components
Learn about ways to move or rotate a component.
About Interference between Components
Analyze assemblies for interference among components.
About the Contact Solver and Component Collision
Learn how to get help with kinematic investigation
About Assembly Motion
Use assembly motion tools to evaluate, analyze, or demonstrate your designs.