A family that contains nested and shared families works as any other family within a project. However, you can press Tab to toggle to the nested and shared components.
Example
Selecting sub-instances of a shared family
If you select a nested instance, you can do the following:
- On the Properties palette, modify some parameters, such as Mark and Comments.
- On the Properties palette, click
(Edit Type), and modify type properties. When you do this, all instances of that type also update to reflect the changes.
If you select a nested instance, you cannot do the following:
- Select and delete a nested instance.
- Mirror, copy, move, or array a nested instance.
If you do this, the entire host family adapts, not just the nested instance.
- Modify the position, the size, or shape of a nested instance.