Create Parts, Part Assemblies, and Part Instances

Parts and Part Assemblies
  1. In the Part Browser, right-click and select Create > <entity type> from the context menu.
    The new part, or part assembly, is created and displayed in the browser.
Part Instances
  1. To link two or more similar parts as instances, right-click on the appropriate parts and select Instances > Link from the context menu.
    You are prompted to select the source part via the Link Instance.
  2. In the Part Browser, right-click on a part and select Instances > Create from the context menu.
    The new part instance is created and displayed in the browser. You will automatically be prompted to transform the part via the Transform tool.
  3. To separate the part instance, right-click on the instance and select Instances > Break.
  4. To propagate changes made from one instance to all other instances, right-click on the instance part where changes are complete and select Instance > Sync.
    Changes are propagated from the selected instance to all other instances in the session.
    Note: Composite entities are not affected by the Instances options. So, while the mesh and geometry will sync, the composite related properties will not have any changes propagated.
  5. Edit instance operation settings.
    1. Right-click in the Part Browser and select Instances > Settings from the context menu.
      The Instance Operation Settings dialog opens.
    2. Optional: Select the Create part set for synced parts checkbox.
    3. Select the sync method.
      • Same Representation: syncs to instances with the same representation loaded
      • All loaded: syncs to instances with any representation loaded
      • Non-Empty: syncs to instances that contain content
      • All: syncs to all instances
    4. Click OK.