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Changing an existing standard database assembly

Changing rows in an assembly

Setting up a new standard database assembly

Adding rows to an assembly

You can add rows to an assembly using any combination of the following commands.

  • Items inserts the selected items.

  • Item Tables inserts the selected item tables.

  • Select at Takeoff inserts a placeholder for an item to be selected during takeoff. Example

    Example: You could set up an item table to return the appropriate stud to an assembly based on the variable that asks about the stud size at takeoff.

    An item table with input ranges for a variable stud size and the phase and item returned for each stud size

Click [Insert] in the Assembly window to view these commands.

Tips:  

  • You can drag multiple selections to the grid.
  • Press [Ctrl]+[­] or [Ctrl]+[¯] to move a row up or down.
  • To replace an item in the grid, right-click the row and select Substitute Item <xxx> from the shortcut menu.
  • These commands are also under Row Commands on the shortcut menu for columns in the item grid.