Alibre Design

Chapter 11 - Assembly DesignInsert Part/Subassembly . . . insert a part into the assemblyInsert Pattern . . . pattern a part in the assemblyInsert Duplicate . . . insert a copy of a part in the assemblyEdit Part/Subassembly . . . edit a part or subassemblyInsert Assembly Constraint . . . manually insert an assemblyconstraintAuto Constrain . . . place mate and align constraints automaticallyMove Part . . . move an individual part or partsRotate Part . . . rotate an individual part or partsPrecise Placement . . . position a part preciselyMinimum Motion . . use with Rotate or Move to localize motion toselected partEquation EditorColor Properties . . . add color properties to partsRegenerate . . . updates assembly constraints.In assembly workspaces, the top-level assembly is listed first in the Design Explorer.Parts and subassemblies are listed at the bottom in the order in which they are insertedor created. The assembly icon signifies an assembly or subassembly item. Thepart icon signifies a part item.The Design Explorer also lists the assembly reference geometry, assembly constraints,redline views, section views, as well as the faces and edges associated with each part.You can click the plus sign next to an item to expand it and see its associateddetails. For example, you will see a subassembly's constituents if you expand it.290