Inserting an Existing Component

This task shows you how to insert an existing component into the assembly.
  1. Select Product1 in the specification tree.

 
  1. Click the Existing Component

 

The File Selection dialog box appears.

 
  1. Select an assembly from the sample directory and click Open.

 

A new component is added to the specification tree. The assembly now includes four components: three parts and a sub-assembly.

 
 

The selected component is imported.

 

To know the different document types that you can insert in a CATProduct document, refer to Product Structure documentation. However, to know how to insert .asm documents properly, refer to Opening a .asm Document.