Alibre Design

Chapter 11 - Assembly DesignA copy of the Exploded view is listed in the Design Explorer.11.8 Saving and Opening an AssemblyYou can save an assembly and its constituents to the same local repository, to differentlocal repositories, to remote repositories, or to the file system.11.8.1 Saving a New Assembly1. Select the Save tool from the Standard toolbar; or from the File menu selectSave. The Save dialog box appears.The top-level assembly is listed first in the item tree in the left-most column ofthe dialog box.The following parts/subassemblies will be listed under the top-level assembly:• Any new parts that were created in the assembly.• Any existing parts or subassemblies that were inserted into the assemblyand subsequently edited.The assembly icon is displayed next to the top-levelassembly.A blue part icon and/or colored assembly icon are displayed next to newparts and sub-assemblies, respectively, that have not been previously loadedfrom the Repository (this includes new parts and importedparts/subassemblies).A gray part icon and/or gray assembly icon are displayed next to partsand sub-assemblies, respectively, that have been previously saved to theRepository and have been edited in the context of the assembly.Existing items that were inserted into the assembly but were not edited will besaved with the top-level assembly but will not be listed in the Save dialog box.321