Assembly Design Commands and Tools

Table 1. Assembly Design Commands

Icon	Command	Description
	BMNEW	Create a new mechanical component as a new drawing file.
	BMMECH	Convert the current drawing into a mechanical main component.
	BMINSERT	Insert an existing mechanical component into the current drawing.
	BMINSERT	Insert an existing mechanical component into the current drawing with automatic resizing of the new part and connecting it to the parent part.
	BMHARDWARE	Open the Components Panel with the Standard Mechanical Components
	BMFORM	Create a new mechanical component and insert it into the current drawing.
	BMCONNECT	Connect 2 Piping standard parts by creation of 3D constraints between their connection entities.
	BMREPLACE	Replace a component insert.
	BMLOCALIZE	Switch external components to local components.
	BMEXTERNALIZE	Switch local components to external components.
	BMOPEN	Open the source drawing of an external mechanical component.
	BMOPENCOPY	Open a copy of a component insert as a new drawing.
	BMDISSOLVE	Dissolve a mechanical component inserted into the current drawing.
	BMLINK	Change target 3D solids of component-based features.
	BMUNLINK	Break the connection between a component insert (e.g. a Window) and a 3D solid (e.g. a Wall) retaining the opening.
	BMHIDE	Hide a mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.
	BMSHOW	Show a previously hidden mechanical component or subcomponent in the current drawing.
	BMVSTYLE	Apply a visual style to a mechanical component.
	BMBALLOON	Create associative balloon entities for assembly components in Model Space and for their generated views in a Paper Space layout.
	BMBALLOON	Allow automatic placement of associative balloons on all components in a particular drawing view in a Paper Space layout.
	BMBOM	Insert the Bill-of-Materials (BOM) table in the current drawing.
	BMMASSPROP	Compute mass properties for the current model using densities assigned to its components.
	BMUPDATE	Reload all referenced components from external files and update BOM tables.
	BMUPDATE	Reload all selected referenced components from external files and update BOM tables.
	BMEXPLODE	Create an exploded representation for an assembly by moving components to make them all visible, store it in a new block, and insert the block in Model Space.
	BMEXPLODEMOVE	Move selected parts to form an exploded representation in a given direction, taking into account possible physical collisions between components (similar to the Linear option of the BMEXPLODE command).
	BMTRAILINGLINES	Create all necessary trailing lines for the selected parts.
	MECHANICALBROWSEROPEN	Display the Mechanical Browser.
	PARAMETERSPANELOPEN	Display the Parameters Manager.
	BMDEPENDENCIES	List all files in the command window, containing component definitions inserted in the assembly.
	BMRECOVER	Recover a broken mechanical structure.
	BMUNMECH	Convert the current mechanical component into a plain drawing.
	BMXCONVERT	Convert X-Hardware solids in the current drawing into mechanical components.

You can use the following tools to work with mechanical components:

1. On the Assembly toolbars:
   • Assembly

     

   • Assembly Insert

     

   • Assembly Explode

     

   • Assembly Visualization

     

2. In the Assembly menu (Mechanical Workspace only):

   

3. On the Assembly tab of the Mechanical Workspace Ribbon: