Edit an external component

Learn how to edit an external component in context of the parent design in Fusion.

1. To insert an external component into your design, navigate to a component in the Data Panel, right-click and select Insert into Current Design.

2. In the Browser, hover over the external component you want to edit, then click Edit In Place .

   

3. Optional: In the Edit In Place menu at the top of the Canvas, adjust associativity:

   • Associative

   • Non-Associative

     

4. Make non-associative changes to the component.

   • Edit sketches and other features directly.
   • Measure distances relative to inactive components.

5. To create an Assembly Reference, reference geometry from the inactive components in the parent design:

   • Edges, faces, and points

   • Dimensions and constraints

   • Position

   • Projection

   • Termination

     Note: When you reference the geometry of an inactive component, an Assembly Reference folder is created in the Browser. The reference is added to this folder, which you can return to and edit later.

6. On the Edit In Place menu, click Finish Edit In Place to return to the parent design.

   

7. Save your changes.

If you made an associative edit, a reference is displays in the Assembly Reference folder in the design's Browser.