Creating a Bottom-Up Assembly

Creating a Bottom-Up Assembly

Path: Insert | Existing Component

Use this to ...

• Create a bottom-up assembly.

Key Points

• This technique is similar to building a toy with 'some assembly required.' The necessary components are already available; you just need to put them together.

Prerequisites

• You should be in the Assembly Design workbench.

Process: Adding a Component to an Assembly Using Bottom-Up Techniques

1. Select Insert | Existing Component. CATIA prompts you to select a product component to add the existing component to.

2. In the Specification Tree, pick a component. The File Selection dialog displays.

3. Navigate to the required part, select it, and click Open. The part is added to the Specification Tree and is displayed in the Graphics window.

4. Position the component with constraints or absolutely.

5. Repeat the process until all assembly components are added.