Chapter 12: Building Efficient Assemblies
FIGURE 12.11Moving items into folders
Best Practice
It is often useful to have an ordering strategy that helps you work with the model. I usually try to keep the
biggest parts, the parts that everything else is mated to, or the part that is treated as “ground,” as the first
part(s) in the assembly. I put the fasteners and other cosmetic or BOM-driving parts at the end of the tree,
usually in a descriptive folder. n
Working with Tree Display Options
Display options for items in the FeatureManager are often overlooked, but can be useful for
displaying data about parts, subassemblies, mates, and features. Figure 12.12 shows the RMB
options. You must right-click the top-level assembly name in the FeatureManager to access this
menu.Note
All these options are available for parts and drawings as well, except for the View Features option and the
View Mates and Dependencies option, which are related to assemblies. n