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To add or modify assemblies

Create various drainage structure and piping assemblies by combining your part families.

To create an assembly, you must begin with a base part family. The base part serves as the master size table for the assembly, controlling the size selection, orientation, size matching requirements, and insertion positioning for the assembled part. For example, if a Drainage Surface Structure base part family has 10 sizes, then the created assembly family should have the same 10 sizes of matched Underground Structure and Grate or Cover parts.
Note: For Drainage Structures, you must add Assembly Connectors to your part shape templates during the shape modeling phase of your workflow in order to create functional assemblies. See To add or modify assembly connectors. For Piping, you must add Pipe Connectors to your part shape templates during the shape modeling phase of your workflow in order to create functional assemblies. See To add or modify pipe connectors.
  1. Open the Parts Editor.
  2. Open a Drainage Structure or Piping catalog.
  3. Select an assembly name in the Navigation panel.
    • For a Drainage Structure this will be an Inlet or Access Structure assembly.
    • For Piping, this could be a Fastener, Fittings, Flange, Instruments, Olets, Pipes, Valves and Operators, or Miscellaneous assembly type.
  4. Right-click.
  5. Click New or Create Assembly.
    A generic assembly matching the assembly type you selected is added to the catalog. For example, in the Drainage Structure domain an "Inlet or Access Structure" assembly is created, depending on your selection.
  6. Input a name for the new assembly.
  7. Choose a base part family.
    Note: Surface Structure part families are the base part family for Inlet and Access Structure assemblies.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Drag and drop Matching Parts families into the Assembly View.
    Note: Parts with one or more sizes mismatched relative to the base part selected are marked with a warning icon.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Configure detailed properties.

    If the Assembly is an Inlet, checkmark Is Inlet.

    If the Assembly has a Sump, checkmark Has Sump.

  12. Click Next.
  13. Use Size Validation to visually inspect each part size.
  14. Click Done.

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