To Insert a Content Center Part Manually

Place a Content Center part as standard part

1. In an assembly file, click Assemble tab Component panel Place from Content Center.
2. In the Place from Content Center dialog box, locate the part family whose member you want to place:
   • Browse in the library structure: Double-click a category to display its descendant categories or part families.
   • Use the Search to find the component.
   • Select a previously placed component from History.
   • Select a component from Favorites.
3. Select a family and click OK.
4. In the Select or Table View tab of the Family dialog box, select a family member to place.
5. (For parts with custom parameters only) Enter the custom parameters.

   If the custom parameter is Boolean, select 1 or 0 to specify the Boolean value (1 means True and 0 means False).

6. (For parts with custom parameters only.) Select As Standard to save the part file in the Content Center Files folder and treat it as a Content Center standard part.
7. Click OK in the Family dialog box.
8. Use the typical placement operation to place the part in assembly. Add the constraints required to position the part to other geometry.

Tip: You can place another instance of a Content Center component which exists in the assembly. Select the component in the graphics window or in the browser and then click Assemble tab Component panel Place from Content Center. The Place from Content Center dialog box displays with the component highlighted in the list panel. When you insert the component, the corresponding size is selected in the Family dialog box.

Place a Content Center part as custom part

Custom Content Center parts are treated as regular part files and can be edited by using Autodesk Inventor editing commands.

1. In an assembly file, click Assemble tab Component panel Place from Content Center.
2. In the Place from Content Center dialog box, locate the part family whose member you want to place:
   • Browse in the library structure: Double-click a category to display its descendant categories or part families.
   • Use the Search.
   • Use History.
   • Create a list of Favorites for quick access to parts frequently accessed.
3. Select the family and click OK.
4. Select the family member to place in the Select or Table View tab of the Family dialog box.
5. (For custom parts only) Enter the custom parameters.
   Note: If the custom parameter is Boolean, select 1 or 0 to specify the Boolean value (1 means True and 0 means False).
6. Select As Custom to create the part file as a custom Content Center file.
7. Click OK in the Family dialog box.
8. Set the filename and location for the part file.
9. Use the typical placement operation to place the part in assembly. Add the constraints required to position the part to other geometry.