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Using assemblies and parts together

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Using assemblies and parts together

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So sometimes, you might find it useful to use both parts and assemblies together. In fact the tools were introduced together at the same time, and we're kind of conceived as complementary to one another. So, in this movie, I have a file here called assembly parts and in this movie, we're going to create an assembly from parts, and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of doing that. So I'm going to to create an assembly from this railing here and the patios. So I'm going to just select one of these walls here. Hold down the Shift key and, sort of, orbit around a little to get a better look at this post right here. So let me zoom in with my wheel. Now let's say that I wanted to select this wall, this wall And both parts of this post. So this, post here is actually two really short columns. Now, if I take those four elements, and I create an assembly from it. And I'll just set the category to walls, and let it use the default name there. The trouble with doing that is, if I scroll…

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