To add (and create) a part “on the fly” while in the assy:
select the New part Icon, ,
then select the assembly (in the Model Tree) that the component (new part) will
be added, enter the new part number in the pop-up window, Answer No to
the following question: “Do you want to define a new origin point for a new
part” (this assures that the new part being created will also come in “rigged”
[i.e. in position relative to the common csys]).
Note: to start working on the part within the assembly:
expand the sign next to component (to see the part
underneath it) in the Tree, double click on the indentured part (to enter into
Part mode); the PartBody should be the “Defined in Work
Object” (i.e. underlined). To continue
making a part see Part (Running example 2).
Back to Running example home
Double-click on the assy (enters into Assembly Mode for that
assembly) that you want to add the new sub-assembly to, click on the Product
icon, select the parent assembly again if it
asks you to, type in the new part number.
Use “Existing Component” icon: ,
select the assembly in the Tree that the component will be added, select
component from pop-up window, Open.
See Assembly
Constraints Icon group if further constraining (aligning of parts) is
required.
Adding non “rigged”
Components (parts that need to
be aligned with other geometry): Use “Existing Component with Positioning” icon:
,
select the assembly in the Tree that the component will be added, select
component from pop-up window, Open (a new window will open; use same View Orientation controls [i.e. zoom, pan…] in
either graphics window), select a constraint type from the “Quick Constraint”
menu, follow element
selections similar to that for Smart Move. A branch will appear in the Tree which will hold
the component’s constraints.
Back to File, Save As
Right-click on
the component (in the Tree), Components, Replace
Component*, browse to location of the “new”
file and select it, Open,
consider and answer the “yes or no”
question (Do you want to replace all of
the instances of the selected element ? [select No
if you want to only replace the one you picked and not all]), OK.
Note: Finding parts per Search
example can be very helpful (when replacing components) to assure that all
of a part’s/component’s “Instance names” (under Properties) are representing the
new part.
*or you may select Replace Component In Session (if the replacement part is already in session
and you desire a convenient list of only the parts that are in session).
Snap icon (align without constraints)
Smart Move (align components with multiple
constraints)
-Before initiating the move, whose top indentured components
you want to move, the assembly must be highlighted
blue and in Design Mode. :
Note 1: Some “best practices” avoid constraining their
components and instead prefer creating & assembling parts/assemblies per the
Adding commonly “rigged”
Components method.
Note 2: Consider using an associative approach by using the
Constraints Icon group (Assembly)
for an alternative to the Move icon group.
The constraints method would maintain an associative link between the
components.
Note 3: Recommended to check external relationships of the
component to be moved first to see if other parts would follow it in the
reposition. Do this by utilizing the
Dependencies under the Analysis pull-down menu.
Example:
-To activate the assembly, whose top indentured components
you want to move, double click on it until it remains highlighted
blue. Single-click on another component to un-highlight the assembly
to see that it remains highlighted blue.
Select the Manipulation icon, select the “Drag along any axis”
icon, select an edge that will represent the
direction axis, select the component to move in the graphics window, left-click
and drag (hold down left mouse button as you move cursor) to desired position,
press OK to accept final position.
Double click on the assembly (which is the parent of the
component to be moved) to activate it.
Select the Snap icon, follow the directions in the bottom left of the
graphics window (will define what you should be selecting).
Select the Smart Move icon, check on the “Automatic
constraint creation” box, select a constraint type from the “Quick Constraint”
menu, select an
element on the first component (e.g. point, line or plane), select a
similar element on the 2nd component, click on arrow to flip (or
somewhere else to finish 1st constraint), repeat to create
2nd and 3rd constraint (if more than one constraint is
required for proper orientation).
Back to Adding non
“rigged” Components
-Make sure that the part and assembly is in Design Mode.
Click (or right-click) on the Instance (in the Tree) to be copied, Copy (Ctrl-C), select
the sub-assy (in the same Model Tree) that the part/component will be copied to,
click (or right-click), Paste (Ctrl-V).
If you wanted to move instead of copy: right-click on the original,
Delete; or just Cut (Ctrl-X) instead of Copy.
If you are Pasting (Ctrl-V) multiple copies you will have to select the
copied Instances after each Paste.
-Review the conversation in Moving an instance with the Compass
to consider your assembly choices.
Double click on the component to make sure it’s activated,
right click on the component, filename.1 object >, “Open in new
window”.
Access the other in session models at the bottom of the
Window pull-down menu.
Define Multi Instantiation (Patterning
components)
See Assemblies for applicable “Product Structure
Tools” applications.
-If the part that the component will be
interfacing with was Patterned
(e.g. Rectangular Pattern) then use: Reuse Pattern instead since it keeps an
associated link to the part’s pattern and will populate the part’s pattern (with
the component) automatically.
-Before starting make sure that
the desired assembly (that will be populated with the new copies) is highlighted
blue (double click until it remains blue) and any components that
will be selecting is in Design Mode.
Select the Define
Multi Instantiation icon ,
enter the number of additional
copies of the component in the “New
instance(s)” field, enter the spacing between copies in the Spacing
field, In the “Reference Direction” section define the move direction by selecting an existing
edge, select the component to copy
(this will populate the “Component to Instantiate” field), toggle the Reverse button until desired direction
is found, keep the “Define As Defualt” radio button checked, press OK or Apply.
-If the same exact spacing is to be applied again use Fast Multi Instantiation which utilizes the
last “Define Multi Instantiation”.
Back to Rectangular
Pattern
Fast Multi
Instantiation (uses the last “Define Multi
Instantiation” settings [as long as the “Define As
Defualt” radio button was selected]).
Select the Fast Multi Instantiation icon, select the component to be patterned
copied. The selected component will be
copied per the last Define Multi
Instantiation definition.
Select the Graph Tree Reordering icon, enlarge the window by dragging the
corners (if desired), highlight the component to be reordered, select the up or
down arrow to move the component to the new location in the Tree. Use the Graph Tree Reordering icon to order
your components in alpha-numeric order.
If you added components from the server (files are in more
than one directory) you can retrieve the most up to date versions by replacing
them by the same procedure as in Repairing a component’s broken
links. This is helpful when other
people are updating their files while you have their components in session.
Right-click on component, Components, Unload
Sometimes the best way to Load the part back is to close down
Catia and restart session.
See Repairing
a component’s broken links to Load the part back (Links…Replace or
Load).
Back to File, Save As
File, Desk: Black files are
Unloaded; Red files weren’t found
-To leave the Desk: File, Close (or leave it open and access
it from the Windows pull-down menu).
-Familiarize yourself with the right-click menus in
Desk. The menu includes the option to
Open any model.
-Red components are
components that can’t be found.
Hopefully you can avoid these red
components (by using Save Management or Replace Component). But if you do get a red component in Desk simply do the following: Right-click on these red components and
select Find, browse to the new location
of the file. Even if an error window
pops up the component should become loaded (and turn white). Save the assembly, close it and reopen to
make sure there are no more disconnects (no more red components in Desk).
Note: To show latest information close (File,
Close) the Desk and reopen. To
force a component to turn red (if you removed
the part while the assy was in session): right-click, select Unload (the
component should turn red).
See Links for more information.
Back to For view
maintenance purposes:
Back to Rename
Back to Saving (Save As)
many files
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(Drawing Views)
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