Organizing Part Assemblies and Parts

The following entity types are available in the Part browser's Part view: part assemblies, parts, and components. A typical model hierarchy is shown in the image below.

part_browser_hierarchy_view

Entity organization rules are as follows:

•	The Model is the root of the hierarchy in the browser. It represents the contents of the HyperMesh binary file and can contain part assemblies, parts, and components.

•	A part assembly can contain part assemblies and parts. These can be both assemblies and parts.

•	A part can only contain components.

Part assemblies, parts, and components can be reorganized by dragging and dropping them to a new location in the browser. The entity containment rules outlined above will be respected. For example, you cannot drag a component to a part assembly.

To reorganize Component B, in the image below, left-click on Component B and drag and drop it onto the appropriate part. In this case Component B is being dragged and dropped onto Part B, as can be seen in the image below.

part_assembly_drag_drop

Alternatively, components can be reorganized using the Organize panel, Parts subpanel. In the panel, select the component of interest and the destination part, then click Move.

part_assembly_organize_panel