Assembly CreateAssembly

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Assembly

Assembly CreateAssembly
Menu location
Assembly → Create Assembly
Workbenches
Assembly
Default shortcut
A
Introduced in version
1.0
See also
None

Description

The Assembly CreateAssembly tool creates a root assembly (Assembly object) in the current document, or a sub-assembly in a pre-existing active assembly. A document can only hold one root assembly.

Each Assembly object is created with an Origin object and an empty Joints container by default.

Usage

1. If the document already contains one or more assemblies: Activate an assembly.
2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Create Assembly button.
   • Select the Assembly → Create Assembly option from the menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: A.
3. A new Assembly object is created, either in the document or in the activated assembly.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

An Assembly object, or formally an Assembly::AssemblyObject, has the following properties:

Data

Base

• DataType (String):
• DataMaterial (Link):
• Data (Hidden)Meta (Map):
• DataId (String):
• Data (Hidden)Uid (UUID):
• DataLicense (String):
• DataLicense URL (String):
• DataColor (Color):
• DataPlacement (Placement):
• DataLabel (String):
• Data (Hidden)Label2 (String):
• Data (Hidden)Expression Engine (ExpressionEngine):
• Data (Hidden)Visibility (Bool):
• Data (Hidden)Origin (Link):
• DataGroup (LinkList):
• Data (Hidden)_ Group Touched (Bool):

View

Display Options

• ViewDisplay Mode (Enumeration): Group (the only option yet).
• ViewShow In Tree (Bool): true by default.
• ViewVisibility (Bool): true by default.

Selection

• ViewOn Top When Selected (Enumeration):
• ViewSelection Style (Enumeration):

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Assembly

Assembly

• Assembly: Create Assembly, Insert Component, Solve Assembly, Create Exploded View, Export ASMT File

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• Joints: Toggle Grounded, Create a Fixed Joint, Create Revolute Joint, Create Cylindrical Joint, Create Slider Joint, Create Ball Joint, Create Distance Joint, Create Parallel Joint, Create Perpendicular Joint, Create Angle Joint, Create Rack and Pinion Joint, Create Screw Joint, Create Gears Joint, Create Belt Joint

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• Preferences: Preferences

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• Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
• Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate

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• Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
• Workbenches: Std Base, Assembly, BIM, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Material, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework

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