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Contents
Using Feature-Driven Component Patterns ....................................................................................213
Understanding Other Pattern Options ...............................................................................................214
Tutorial: Creating Component Patterns ............................................................................................216
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................218
Chapter 10: Modeling in Context ............................. 219
Understanding In-Context Modeling ..................................................................................................219
Working through a simple in-context example .................................................................220
Starting a new assembly ..................................................................................................220
Inserting a new part ..........................................................................................................221
Introducing virtual components ..................................................................................222
Creating the part geometry ............................................................................................222
Saving a virtual component ...........................................................................................222
Creating an in-context part ............................................................................................223
Editing the driving part of an in-context reference .............................................226
Weighing the advantages of in-context modeling ............................................................228
Anticipating problems with in-context modeling .............................................................228
Identifying alternatives to in-context modeling ................................................................229
Using Assembly layout modeling ................................................................................229
Using Multi-body modeling ............................................................................................230
Dealing with the Practical Details of In-Context Modeling .......................................................230
Understanding the in-context process ..................................................................................230
Starting out in-context .....................................................................................................230
Working in-context ............................................................................................................232
Looking at in-context best practices ......................................................................................239
Working with multiple contexts ..................................................................................240
Using in-context with configurations ........................................................................243
Using in-context with motion........................................................................................243
Working with in-context with multiple instances ...............................................245
Using in-context and file management .....................................................................245
Using in-context and mates ............................................................................................245
Working with circular references ...............................................................................245
Using skeletons and layouts ..........................................................................................246
Using in-context in libraries ..........................................................................................247
Removing relations............................................................................................................247
Deciding whether to use mating or in-context ......................................................248
Communicating design intent .......................................................................................248
Using Other Types of External References ......................................................................................248
Using inserted parts ......................................................................................................................248
Working with split parts ..............................................................................................................249
Using mirror parts ..........................................................................................................................249
Using the Layout Feature .........................................................................................................................249
Using the Layout workflow ........................................................................................................250
Understanding virtual components ........................................................................................252
Balancing advantages and limitations ...................................................................................252
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