Alibre Design

Chapter 11 - Assembly DesignAdditionally, the new part is listed in blue in the Design Explorer to signify thatit is currently being edited.2. Construct the part features using the same techniques used to create a part in apart workspace.You can use edges and faces on other parts as the sketch plane in the newpart. You can also use edges and faces on other parts as references or targetsas you model the new part. You can also project entities from existingassembly parts onto a sketch plane in the new part to create sketch orreference figures.While in part edit mode, if you use a face on an existing part as a sketch planeor to create a new reference plane, an inter-design constraint willautomatically be created. This constraint will be displayed in the DesignExplorer under the Constraints node when you switch back to assembly editmode. The inter-design constraint label by default lists the two related parts(the parent part and the associated part).After an inter-design constraint has been created, any change made to the parentpart will automatically update the associated part. To break the interdependency,delete the inter-design constraint in assembly edit mode.3. You can switch back to assembly edit mode at any point. To do so, right-click thepart listed in blue in the Design Explorer and select Edit Root Assembly from thepop-up menu; or right-click the top-level assembly in the Design Explorer andselect Edit Part/Subassembly from the pop-up menu.11.9.2 Editing a Part in an AssemblyYou can edit a part without leaving the context of the assembly. While editing a part inassembly mode, you can reference geometry on other parts while sketching or creatingnew features.326