Part III: Working with Assemblies
FIGURE 12.21
Adding a description in the Save As dialog boxFIGURE 12.22
The newly created virtual component subassembly and its external parts- Ctrl+ select the Base Motor, the Main Arm Motor, and the Cradle, and make
another new subassembly. After this one is created, right-click the subassembly and
select Save Assembly (In External File) from the menu. Change the name of the assembly
from Assem2 to Cradle. Save it in the same path as the rest of the parts.
Once a virtual component is saved externally, you cannot use undo to reverse it, but you
can right-click the external file in the FeatureManager and select Make Virtual from the
menu.
In Figure 12.23, notice that several of the mates came along into the new subassembly.
These are the mates between the motors and the cradle. The mates that locate the cradle
to the other parts in the assembly have remained in the upper-level assembly.