Understanding and utilizing multi-body parts

In all of the applications explored previously in this book, each part file we made consisted of one body. We used assembly files to combine the different parts together. In this section, we will explore a different approach with multi-body parts. We will cover what multi-body parts are, how they are created, and what the advantages of multi-body parts are.

Defining multi-body parts and their advantages

Multi-body parts are models made within a SOLIDWORKS part file that contains more than one separate body. Hence, they are called multi-body parts. The following screenshot is of the contents of one SOLIDWORKS part file. However, the figure on the left consists of one solid body...