Create components in an assembly in a top-down workflow.
- Access
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Ribbon:
Assemble tab
Component panel
Create
- New Component Name
- Specifies file name for the new component.
- Template
- Sets the template used to create the file. Click the button next to the Template list box to display the Open Template dialog box.
- New File Location
- Sets the location of the new file. To find the part when the assembly is opened, specify its directory by a path in the project used for the assembly.
- Default BOM Structure
- Sets the default BOM structure for the component.
Note: You can override the structure to be Reference at the component instance level.
- Virtual Component
- Select the check box to create a virtual component.
Note: A virtual component is a component that requires no modeling of geometry and no file.
- Constrain sketch plane to selected face
- By default, a mate constraint is created between the selected part face and the sketch plane. If you prefer, clear the check box to prevent the automatic constraint. The option is not available if the new component is the first one in the assembly.