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Avoid fancy display settings ..........................................................................................179
Repairing errors ..................................................................................................................179
Avoiding unnecessarily complex geometry ............................................................179
Using special tools to improve large assembly performance ......................................179
Using simplified configurations ...................................................................................179
Using SpeedPak ...................................................................................................................180
Using Display States instead of configurations .....................................................180
Using Lightweight options..............................................................................................180
Using Large Assembly Mode ..........................................................................................180
Using detached drawings ................................................................................................180
Suspending automatic rebuilds ....................................................................................180
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................181
Chapter 8: Controlling Assembly Configurations and Display States ... 183
Using Display States ...................................................................................................................................183
Controlling display states and configurations ...................................................................184
Using display states with drawings ........................................................................................186
Using part display states in parts ............................................................................................187
Understanding Assembly Configurations .........................................................................................187
Applying configurations for performance ...........................................................................187
Suppressing components and features .....................................................................187
Configuring SpeedPaks ....................................................................................................188
Using part configurations for speed ...........................................................................188
Getting familiar with the Advanced Component Selection ..............................190
Taking a look at the Isolate function ..........................................................................191
Finding features with the Simplify Assembly tool ...............................................191
Controlling display performance .................................................................................192
Using configurations for positions ..........................................................................................194
Positioning with mates ....................................................................................................194
Positioning with sketches ...............................................................................................195
Applying configurations for product variations ................................................................197
Using design tables for assembly configurations .............................................................197
Working with Modify Configurations and the Configuration Publisher .................198
Looking at assembly configuration dos and don’ts..........................................................199
Tutorial: Working with Assembly Configurations ........................................................................199
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................204
Chapter 9: Patterning and Mirroring Components ................ 205
Using Local Component Patterns .........................................................................................................206
Creating local pattern references ............................................................................................206
Patterning the seed only .................................................................................................207
Using the Instances to Skip option ..............................................................................209
Using Mirror Components ..........................................................................................................210
Setting the orientation .....................................................................................................210
Creating opposite-hand versions ................................................................................210
Completing the task ...........................................................................................................212
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