Alibre Design

Chapter 11 - Assembly Design11.10 Importing Parts into an AssemblyYou can import parts and subassemblies into an assembly and subsequently use themin the design. You can import STEP, SAT, and IGES files into an assembly. To learnmore about importing data refer to Chapter 13.‣ To import a part into an assembly:1. Select the Import tool from the Standard toolbar; or from the File menuselect Import. The Import File dialog box appears.2. Browse to the location of the file that you want to import.3. Select the file to import.4. Click Open.The part/subassembly appears in the assembly workspace and is listed in theDesign Explorer. You can constrain the imported parts to existing parts andvice versa.11.11 Joining Parts & Removing Material in anAssemblyYou can use the Assembly Boolean command to either join multiple parts togetherinto a new single part or to remove material from parts in an assembly. The result isone or more new parts that can be added into the existing assembly or placed in a newworkspace.329