To Add and Remove Assembly Feature Participants

What's New: 2024.1

You can add additional components to an assembly that contains assembly features using Add Participants.

• To add a participant:
  1. In the assembly or weld assembly browser, right-click an assembly extrude cut or hole feature and select Add Participants. You cannot add participants to a chamfer.
  2. In the assembly browser or graphics window, select one or more of the occurrences of a component to add. Window and crossing select are supported.

• To remove (delete) a participant:
  1. In the assembly browser, expand an assembly feature to view its participants.
  2. Right-click a participant, and then select Remove Participant.
  Note: Removing the last participant of an assembly feature deletes the assembly feature from the assembly.

To verify a participant was added or removed, expand the selected assembly feature to display the list of participants.

To add a participant to a weld preparation feature

Follow these steps to add a participant to a weldment preparation feature.

1. In a weldment with preparations features (extrude cut or holes), expand the Preparations browser node.
2. Right-click the feature and select Add Participants.
3. In the canvas, select one or more components as participants. Window and crossing selection are supported.

To add a weld bead from a sub-assembly as a participant

Follow these steps to add a weld bead as a participant in an assembly feature in the top assembly when the weld bead is added after you create an assembly feature.

1. Open an assembly with a weldment sub-assembly that has no weld beads.
2. Create a feature in the top level assembly.
3. Activate the sub-assembly and create a weld bead.
4. Right-click the feature you created in the top level assembly, and select Add Participant
5. Expand the weld node in the sub-assembly, and click the Beads folder in the browser to add the weld bead as a participant in the top level assembly.
   Note: You can also select the weld bead in graphics window.