Assembly item panel options
Assembly item panel options
When the Assembly item is
selected, its panel is displayed below the splitter bar. The following settings
are available:
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Click the Transform button to interactively move, rotate, and scale the selected item. |
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Click the Nudge button to adjust the position of the selected item. |
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Click the Scale button to scale the size of the selected item in any of the three axes, or in all axes simultaneously. |
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Click the Object Selection button to turn on object selection. |
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Click the Lay on Surface button to lay an assembly component on the surface of a model. |
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Click the Mirror button to mirror an assembly along X, Y, or Z, or around its own origin. |
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Click the Copy Rotate button to create multiple copies of an assembly in a circular pattern. |
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Click the Block Copy button to create multiple copies of an assembly in a grid pattern. |
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Click the Emboss Relief Wizard button to automate the process of creating embossed reliefs. |
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Click the Edit Object Attributes button to view details about an assembly and edit certain attributes. |
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Click the Edit Object Shading button to select the shading of the assembly. |
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Click the Copy Component to Vectors button to copy the assembly component to selected vectors. |
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Click the Add Gem button to add a gem to the assembly. |
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Click the Component Library button to open the component library and add a component to the assembly. |
The top row of the Dimensions area displays the combined dimensions of all visible and hidden meshes within an assembly, or the dimensions of a selected mesh. The bottom row of the Dimensions area, labelled Visible, displays the dimensions of the visible parts of a selected assembly.
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