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Contents
Using the Layout Feature .........................................................................................................................144
Using the Layout workflow ........................................................................................................145
Working with virtual components ..........................................................................................147
Balancing advantages and limitations ...................................................................................147
Tutorial: Working with a Layout ..........................................................................................................148
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................154
Chapter 7: Using Assembly Tools ............................. 155
Placing Parts without Mates ...................................................................................................................155
Using the Move Component options ......................................................................................156
Using Free Drag ...................................................................................................................157
Moving with Along Assembly XYZ ..............................................................................158
Moving with Along Entity ...............................................................................................158
Using By Delta XYZ .............................................................................................................158
Using To XYZ Position ......................................................................................................159
Using the For Positioning Only option ..................................................................................160
Building parts in place ..................................................................................................................161
Using Proximity Tools ...............................................................................................................................162
Using Interference Detection .....................................................................................................162
Displaying the results .......................................................................................................163
Ignoring interferences......................................................................................................163
Using Component view ....................................................................................................164
Selecting options.................................................................................................................164
Displaying options for non-interfering components ..........................................164
Working with Clearance Verification .....................................................................................164
Using Dynamic Clearance ............................................................................................................166
Working with Collision Detection ...........................................................................................167
Using Physical Dynamics .............................................................................................................168
Using Sensors ...................................................................................................................................168
Selecting Components ...............................................................................................................................170
Selecting with a volume ...............................................................................................................171
Selecting suppressed components ..........................................................................................172
Choosing hidden components ...................................................................................................172
Selecting parts mated to another part ...................................................................................172
Selecting internal components .................................................................................................172
Choosing Toolbox parts ...............................................................................................................172
Using the Advanced Select options .........................................................................................172
Reading AssemblyXpert Results ...........................................................................................................173
Using Defeature ...........................................................................................................................................175
Using the Hole Alignment Tool .............................................................................................................176
Working with Large Assemblies ...........................................................................................................177
Using special techniques to improve large assembly performance .........................178
Working locally ...................................................................................................................178
Organizing data into subassemblies ..........................................................................178
Avoiding in-context references ....................................................................................178
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