Building an assembly of iParts with variations such as different sizes, shapes, and content using iAssemblies

iAssemblies are used to create variations of assemblies and subassemblies that make up your designs. They are an efficient way to create configurations of assemblies, in a single file, without the need to recreate and duplicate work. iAssemblies work and are configured in a similar way to iFeatures and iParts.

Configurable attributes in an iAssembly can consist of suppressing or computing features/parts, constraint values, materials, appearance, and even the BOM structure of components. In most cases, the following steps are used to create an iAssembly:

1. Standard parts are assembled into an assembly.
2. iParts are configured from the parts in the assembly (this can be done prior to being placed into the assembly).
3. The creation of an iAssembly is initiated.
4. Configurable attributes and iAssembly members are specified from the iParts or sub-iAssemblies.
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