Make Components Options Reference

Sets default options for your Make Components workflows.

Access

Ribbon: Tools tab Options panel Document Settings

On the Modeling tab, in Make Components Dialog, click Options .

Part file defaults

Name. Specify the part name format. Choose between the Object Name or a combination of the Layout Name and Object Name for the default file name. You can also choose to include a prefix and suffix.

Location. Select the default file path location. Choose from User Path, Workspace, Target Assembly Location, or Source Path. If you select User Path, you can enter or browse to the path.

BOM structure. Select the default bill of materials structure.

Template. Select or browse to the template used to create new part files.

Sheet Metal Template. Select or browse to the template used to create new sheet metal part files.

Assembly file defaults

Name. Specify the assembly name format. Choose between the Object Name or a combination of the Layout Name and Object Name for the default file name. You can also choose to include a prefix and suffix.

Location. Select the default file path location. Choose from User Path, Workspace, Target Assembly Location, or Source Path. If you select User Path, you can enter or browse to the path.

BOM structure. Select the default bill of materials structure.

Template. Select or browse to the template used to create new assembly files.

Position defaults

Use block instance degrees of freedom. Sets the component position option based on the block instance degrees of freedom. If a block instance has zero degrees of freedom, the component instance uses Layout Controls Position. Otherwise, Assembly Controls Position is used.

Assembly controls position (2D). The component instance position in the target assembly is controlled by the assembly degrees of freedom. Use for kinematic assemblies.

Layout controls position. The component instance position is static in the target assembly and controlled by the layout.

Create equivalent assembly constraints. Select to translate sketch constraints between block instances into equivalent assembly constraints between component instances in the parent assembly.

Constrain to layout plane. Select to constrain component instances to the layout plane in the target assembly.

Note: You can toggle the position behavior of a component instance in the target assembly. Right-click the component instance in the browser, select Layout Constraint, and choose the position options to achieve the appropriate behavior.

Place new components in target assembly

Sets the default Make Components option to place new components in the target assembly.

Create sub-assemblies from nested blocks

Sets the default Make Components component type to assembly for nested blocks.